سور

العربية

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سور^¹

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Argued to be a loan from Aramaic שׂוּרָא / ܫܘܪܐ (šūrā), but other cognates such as Sabaean 𐩣𐩬𐩪𐩥𐩧𐩩 (mns¹wrt, “walls”) and Tigre ሶር (sor, “partition wall”) (unless that form is itself borrowed from Arabic) suggest that it may in fact be inherited.

noun سُور · sūr · أَسْوَار · سِيرَان · السُّور

wall that encloses and protects a building سُورُ ٱلصِّينِ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

verb سَوَّرَ · sawwara · يُسَوِّرُ · تَسْوِير · مُسَوِّر

to enclose with a wall or fences

سور^²

noun سُوَر · suwar

plural plural of سُورَة (sūra)

In English

wall defensive rampart
fence barrier

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"سور." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"سور." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سور},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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