خور

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خور^¹

verb خَوِرَ · ḵawira · يَخْوَرُ · خَوَر · خَائِر

to dwindle, to lose strength, to become weak or weaker
to languish
to gradually disappear
to cease functioning, to break down
to grow tired, to lose vigour
to be extinguished
to be/become limp
to lose lustre
to become slack, relaxed, not tense or tight
to relent, to give way, to succumb to temptation

خور^²

verb خَوَّرَ · ḵawwara · يُخَوِّرُ · تَخْوِير · مُخَوِّر

to attribute weakness to, to call feeble

خور^³

noun خَوَر · ḵawar · الْخَوَر · خَوَرٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of خَوِرَ (ḵawira) (form I)
weakness, fatigue, languor

خور^⁴

/xawr/

Where it comes from

Compare the frequent Aramaic חוֹרָא / ܚܘܿܪܴܐ (ḥōrā, “hole”), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr, “hole”), Akkadian 𒆢𒁕 (/⁠ḫurru⁠/). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

noun خَوْر · ḵawr · أَخْوَار · الْخَوْر

an inlet (e.g. estuary, lagoon, creek, bay) خور دبي
a coastal lake or pond خور البليد
a wadi, ravine or canyon

خور^⁵

adjective خُور · ḵūr

plural plural of خَوَّار (ḵawwār)

In English

bay body of water
estuary place where ocean tides and river water merge

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خور},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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