جسر
العربية
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جسر¹
- /d͡ʒisr/
Where it comes from
From Aramaic גִּישְׁרָא / גִּשְׁרָא (gišrā) / ܓܫܪܐ (gešrā), with Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer) from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”). Note the meaning “timber, beam” in Syriac – originally the Arabic word meant a wooden bridge in distinction from a stone bridge قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara). The word has a derivation in Akkadian from 𒄑𒃡 (GIŠ.ÙR), 𒄑𒃡𒋗 (GIŠ.ŠU.ÙR /gušūru, gašūru/, “tree-trunk; felled log, timber; beams”), itself considered a Sumerian loanword.
noun جِسْر · jisr · أَجْسُر · جُسُور · الْجِسْر
- bridge
جسر²
- /d͡ʒa.sa.ra/
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from جِسْر (jisr, “bridge”).
verb جَسَرَ · jasara · يَجْسُرُ · جَسْر · جَاسِر
- to arch, to vault (a bridge)
- to span, to traverse, to cross (as if by a bridge)
جسر³
- /d͡ʒasr/
noun جَسْر · jasr · الْجَسْر · جَسْرٌ
- verbal noun of جَسَرَ (jasara) (form I)
جسر⁴
- /d͡ʒa.sa.ra/
verb جَسَرَ · jasara · يَجْسُرُ · جَسَارَة · جُسُور
- to dare, to risk, to venture لَا يَجْسُرُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا.
- to act boldly or courageously
جسر⁵
- /d͡ʒa.sar/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian جَسَر (jasar), from Bengali যশোর (jośōr).
noun جَسَر · jasar · الْجَسَر · جَسَرٌ
- Jessore (a city in Bangladesh)
In English
Talk about this word "جسر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. جسر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%B1 "جسر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {جسر},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%B1},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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