Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ع ص ر (ʕ ṣ r)
11 terms

Compare Aramaic עצר (to squeeze, press).

Verb

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عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara) I (non-past يَعْصِرُ (yaʕṣiru) or يَعْصُرُ (yaʕṣuru), verbal noun عَصْر (ʕaṣr))

  1. to press, to squeeze, to wring
    1. to extract juice from, to juice

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عَصَّرَ (ʕaṣṣara) II (non-past يُعَصِّرُ (yuʕaṣṣiru), verbal noun تَعْصِير (taʕṣīr))

  1. to modernize, revamp, to renovate, to fit to the age

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Noun

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عَصْر or عِصْر or عُصْر or عُصُر (ʕaṣr or ʕiṣr or ʕuṣr or ʕuṣurm (plural أَعْصَار (ʔaʕṣār) or عُصُور (ʕuṣūr) or أَعْصُر (ʔaʕṣur) or عُصُر (ʕuṣur))

  1. period of time; season; age, century, era; reign
    العصر الذهبي للإسلام شهد تقدمًا ثقافيًا وعلميًا كبيرًا.
    Al-ʿaṣr adh-dhahabī li-l-ʾislām šahid taqaddaman ṯaqāfīyan wa-ʿilmīyan kabīran.
    The Islamic Golden Age witnessed significant cultural and scientific advancements.
  2. afternoon

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Noun

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عَصْر (ʕaṣrm

  1. verbal noun of عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara) (form I)

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عُصُر (ʕuṣurpl

  1. plural of عُصُر (ʕuṣur)
  2. plural of عَصْر (ʕaṣr)
  3. plural of عِصْر (ʕiṣr)
  4. plural of عُصْر (ʕuṣr)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

Noun

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عصر (asr)

  1. century

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? asr
Dari reading? asr
Iranian reading? asr
Tajik reading? asr

Noun

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Dari عصر
Iranian Persian
Tajik аср

عَصْر (asr) (plural عصرها (asr-hâ) or اعصار (a'sâr))

  1. afternoon
  2. evening
  3. period (of time); epoch, era
    عصر باستانasr-e bâstânancient times

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  • The plural عصرها (asr-hâ) is used for "afternoon; evening," the plural اعصار (a'sâr) for "epoch, era."

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ع ص ر
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara).

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Verb

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عصر (ʕaṣar) I (present بعصر (boʕṣor))

  1. to squeeze, to press (olives), to wring (laundry)
    Synonym: عصّ (ʕaṣṣ)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of عصر (ʕaṣar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عصرت (ʕaṣart) عصرت (ʕaṣart) عصر (ʕaṣar) عصرنا (ʕaṣarna) عصرتو (ʕaṣartu) عصرو (ʕaṣaru)
f عصرتي (ʕaṣarti) عصرت (ʕaṣrat)
present m بعصر (baʕṣor) بتعصر (btoʕṣor) بعصر (boʕṣor) منعصر (mnoʕṣor) بتعصرو (btoʕṣoru) بعصرو (boʕṣoru)
f بتعصري (btoʕṣori) بتعصر (btoʕṣor)
subjunctive m أعصر (ʔaʕṣor) تعصر (toʕṣor) يعصر (yoʕṣor) نعصر (noʕṣor) تعصرو (toʕṣoru) يعصرو (yoʕṣoru)
f تعصري (toʕṣori) تعصر (toʕṣor)
imperative m اعصر (oʕṣor) اعصرو (oʕṣoru)
f اعصري (oʕṣori)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عصر (ʕaṣrm

  1. late afternoon
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