عبر
العربية
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عبر¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕabar-. Compare Hebrew עָבַר (ʿāḇar, “to cross”), Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩧 (ʿbr, “to transgress”), Akkadian 𒁄 (ebēru, “to cross”).
verb عَبَرَ · ʕabara · يَعْبُرُ · عَبْر · عُبُور
- to cross, to traverse
- to ford
- to swim (something)
- to pass over
verb عَبَرَ · ʕabara · يَعْبُرُ · عَبْر · عِبَارَة
- to interpret يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ
عبر²
noun عَبْر · ʕabr · الْعَبْر · عَبْرٌ
- verbal noun of عَبَرَ (ʕabara) (form I)
عبر³
Where it comes from
Adverbial accusative of عَبْر (ʕabr, “crossing”). Compare Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩧 (ʿbr, “towards”).
preposition عَبْرَ · ʕabra · عَبْرِي · عَبْرَنَا
- across
عبر⁴
Where it comes from
Causative of the preceding verb عَبَرَ (ʕabara) and in the meanings of explaining, interpreting, expressing a semantic loan from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wtltn' /widārdan/, “to cause to pass”) = Early New Persian گذاردن (guḏārdan, “to cause to pass; to clean, to purge; to put, to place”), [Book Pahlavi needed] (wcʾltn' /wizārdan/, “to separate; to explain, to interpret, to express”) = گزاردن (guzārdan /gozârdan, “to cause to pass; to draw the outline of a picture; to express”).
verb عَبَّرَ · ʕabbara · يُعَبِّرُ · تَعْبِير · مُعَبِّر
- to make cross, to cause to pass over, to convey across
- to express, to put into terms
- to interpret
In English
Talk about this word "عبر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. عبر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1 "عبر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {عبر},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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