عذراء

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عذراء¹

Where it comes from

Compare عَذَرَ (ʕaḏara, “to absolve from guilt”).

adjective عَذْرَاء · ʕaḏrāʔ · عَذْرَاوَان · عَذَارَى · عَذْرَاوَات

  1. virgin

    Similar: بِكْر, بَتُول

عذراء²

Where it comes from

First attested in 617 as a title for Virgin Mary.

First attested in 701 for the name of the constellation.

proper noun العَذْرَاء · al-ʕaḏrāʔ · - · الْعَذْرَاء

  1. Virgo (zodiac) بُرْج العَذْرَاء
  2. Virgo (constellation) كَوْكَبَة العَذْرَاء
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of مَرْيَم العَذْرَاء (maryam al-ʕaḏrāʔ, “Virgin Mary”)

In English

  • maiden female virgin
  • virgin person who has never had sexual intercourse

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"عذراء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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عذراء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1

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"عذراء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عذراء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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