عثر

العربية

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عثر¹

verb عَثَرَ · ʕaṯara · يَعْثُرُ · يَعْثِرُ · عِثَار · عَثِير

  1. intransitive to stumble, to trip
  2. to cause to stumble or trip, to trip

عثر²

verb عَثَرَ · ʕaṯara · يَعْثُرُ · عُثُور · عَثْر

  1. to stumble upon, to find, to encounter "الفلسطيني "أقدم الليلة الماضية على سرقة شاحنة من منطقة حولون، وجرت عملية بحث عنها حتى عثر عليها في بيت داغان" […] زعمت شرطة الاحتلال أنها اعتقلت فلسطينيًّا "خطط لتنفيذ عملية طعن بالقدس، وأنه عثر بحوزته على سكين.
  2. to find out, to discover فَإِنۡ عُثِرَ عَلَىٰۤ أَنَّهُمَا ٱسۡتَحَقَّاۤ إِثۡمࣰا فَـَٔاخَرَانِ يَقُومَانِ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتَحَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡأَوۡلَيَـٰنِ فَيُقۡسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ لَشَهَـٰدَتُنَاۤ أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَـٰدَتِهِمَا وَمَا ٱعۡتَدَيۡنَاۤ إِنَّاۤ إِذࣰا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

عثر³

verb عَثَّرَ · ʕaṯṯara · يُعَثِّرُ · تَعْثِير · مُعَثِّر

  1. transitive to cause to stumble or trip, to trip up

In English

  • stumble to trip or fall
  • encounter meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly
  • stumble upon to come across by accident; to discover by accident

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عثر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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