وعر

العربية

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وعر^¹

/wa.ʕa.ra/
/wa.ʕu.ra/
/wa.ʕi.ra/

verb وَعَرَ I وَعِرَ I وَعُرَ · waʕara · يَعِرُ · وَعْر · وُعُور · waʕira

archaic to be or become inaccessible, to be or become rugged

وعر^²

/waʕr/
/wa.ʕir/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of وَعَرَ (waʕara).

adjective وَعْر · وَعِر · waʕr · waʕir · وَعْرَة · وَعِرَة

inaccessible, rugged, rough مِنْطَقَةٌ وَعْرَةٌ

In English

rugged broken into sharp points
badlands arid terrain with severely eroded sedimentary rocks

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"وعر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

وعر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B1

Chicago

"وعر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {وعر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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