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Form 1عَبَرَهُ12 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarعَبْرٌ عُبُورٌ عَبَرٌ

Core sense — he crossed it, passed over it; he examined it closely; he shed tearsgenerated

1.1

the latter being the more common.

He crossed it, went across it, or passed over it from one side to the other: said of a river, a valley, and the like.

1.1.1

And, from this, عَبَرَ بِهِ المَآءَ: see form 2.

1.1.2he travelled, or passed along, the way, or road—عَبَرَ السَّبِيلَ

. As though he cut it, or furrowed it.

1.1.3figurative · مجازhe died—عَبَرَ

Muḍāriʿ as above. As though he travelled the road of life; or, as F says in the B, as though he crossed over the bridge of the present world, or of this life.

A poet says

shāhid
فَإِنْ نَعْبُرْ فَإِنَّ لَنَا لُمَاتٍوَإِنْ نَغْبُرْ فَنَحْنُ عَلَى نُذُورِ

— that is: so if we die, there are others like us; and if we remain alive, we are waiting for what must necessarily come to pass, as though we were bound by vows to meet it.

1.1.4the clouds travelled, or passed along, quickly—عَبَرَتِ السَّحَائِبُ

Muḍāriʿ as above.

1.2

عَبَرَ الرُّؤْيَا: see form 2, in two places.

1.2.1I augured from the flight, alighting-places, or cries of birds; or I made the birds fly away so that I might augur from their flight—عَبَرْتُ الطَّيْرَ

And, perhaps from this. Muḍāriʿ عَبُرَ and عَبِرَ. Same in meaning as زَجَرْتُهَا.

1.2.2he pondered the book, or writing, trying to understand it, reading it without raising his voice—عَبَرَ الكِتَاتَ

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he considered and compared one part of the book with another, in order to understand it—اِعْتَبَرَ بَعْضَ الكِتَابِ بِبَعْضٍ

Meaning عَبَرَهُ.

1.2.3he examined what was the weight of the goods, and of the dirhems, and what they were—عَبَرَ المَتَاعَ

Also الدَّرَاهِمَ in the same sense.

I tried, or examined, the dirhems, and found them to be a thousand—اِعْتَبَرْتُ الدَّرَاهِمَ فَوَجَدْتُهَا أَلْفًا

Meaning عَبَرْتُهَا.

1.2.4

See also form 8, second sentence.

1.3he shed tears; his eyes, or eye, watered—عَبِرَ

With kesr; or عَبَرَ — but the first seems more correct, as will appear from what follows. Also استعبر in the same sense.

his eye shed tears, or watered—عَبِرَتْ عَيْنُهُ

Also استعبرت.

1.3.1he grieved, or mourned; he was sorrowful, sad, or unhappy—عَبِرَ

or عَبَرَ — but see above.

what is the matter with him? May he be sleepless by night, and may he grieve, or mourn—مَا لَهُ سَهِرَ وَعَبِرَ
she became bereft of her child, or children, by death—عَبِرَتْ

A form of curse against a man, used by the Arabs.

. [See عُبْرٌ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
12:43
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fat kine, whom seven lean ones devour, and seven green ears of corn, and seven (others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that ye can interpret visions."

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, aor. عَبُرَ , (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. عَبْرٌ and عُبُورٌ , [the latter of which is the more common,] (S, O, Msb, K,) He crossed it, went across it, or passed over it, (Mgh, Msb, K,) from one side thereof to the other; (Msb, K;) namely, a river, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K, *) and a valley, (K, TA,) &c. (S, Mgh.) [Hence,] عَبَرَ بِهِ المَآءَ : see 2. عَبَرَ السَّبِيلَ , (Msb, K,) aor. عَبُرَ , inf. n. عُبُورٌ , (TA,) He travelled, or passed along, the way, or road; (Msb, K; *) as though he cut it, or furrowed it. (K, * TK.) And hence, (TA,) عَبَرَ , (aor. as above, S,) He died: (S, O, Msb, K:) as though he travelled the road of life: or, as F says in the B, as though he crossed over the bridge of the present world or life. (TA.) A poet says, 1 i. e. So if we die, there are others like to us; and if we remain alive, we are waiting for that which must necessarily come to pass, as though we were bound by vows to meet it. (S, O.) فَإِنْ نَعْبُرْ فَإِنَّ لَنَا لُمَاتٍ | وَإِنْ نَغْبُرْ فَنَحْنُ عَلَى نُذُورِ And عَبَرَتِ السَّحَائِبُ , aor. as above, inf. n. عُبُورٌ , The clouds travelled, or passed along, quickly. (TA.) عَبَرَ الرُّؤْيَا : see 2, in two places. And [hence, perhaps,] عَبَرْتُ الطَّيْرَ , aor. عَبُرَ and عَبِرَ , (O, K,) inf. n. عَبْرٌ , (TA,) i. q. زَجَرْتُهَا [I augured from the flight, or alighting-places, or cries, &c., of the birds; or I made the birds to fly away in order that I might augur from their flight, &c.]. (O, K.) And عَبَرَ الكِتَاتَ , aor. عَبُرَ , inf. n. عَبْرٌ , (As, S, A, * O, K, *) He meditated upon, endeavouring to understand it, or he considered, examined, or studied, (As, S, O, K,) or he read mentally, (A,) the book, or writing, not raising his voice in doing so, (As, S, A, O, K,) i. e. in reading it. (K.) And you say, اِعْتَبَرَ بَعْضَ الكِتَابِ بِبَعْضٍ , meaning عَبَرَهُ [i. e. He considered and compared one part of the book, or writing, with another part, in order to understand it]. (TA.) And عَبَرَ المَتَاعَ , and الدَّرَاهِمَ , (K, TA,) aor. عَبُرَ , inf. n. عَبْرٌ , (TA,) He examined what was the weight of the goods, and of the dirhems, and what they were. (K, TA.) And you say, اِعْتَبَرْتُ الدَّرَاهِمَ فَوَجَدْتُهَا أَلْفًا , meaning عَبَرْتُهَا , i. e. I tried, or examined, the dirhems, and found them to be a thousand. (Msb.) See also 8, second sentence. عَبِرَ , with kesr, aor. عَبَرَ , inf. n. عَبَرٌ ; (S;) or عَبَرَ , inf. n. عَبْرٌ ; (K;) [but the former seems to be the more correct, as will be seen from what follows;] and استعبر ; (A, O, K;) He shed tears; his eyes, or eye, watered. (S, A, K, TA.) And عَبِرَتْ عَيْنُهُ His eye shed tears, or watered; (S, O;) as also استعبرت . (S.) And عَبِرَ , aor. عَبَرَ , inf. n. عَبَرٌ ; (AZ, T, O, * L, TA;) or عَبَرَ , inf. n. عَبْرٌ ; (K; [but see above;]) He grieved, or mourned; was sorrowful, sad, or unhappy. (AZ, T, O, L, K, TA.) مَا لَهُ سَهِرَ وَعَبِرَ [What aileth him? May he be sleepless by night, and may he grieve, or mourn:] is a form of imprecation against a man, used by the Arabs. (TA.) And عَبِرَتْ , inf. n. عَبَرٌ , means She became bereft of her child, or children, by death. (A.) [See عُبْرٌ .]
Form 2عبّرهُ بِالمَآءِ7 senses · 3 main
maṣdarتَعْبِيرٌ عِبَارَةٌ

Core sense — he made him cross the water; he interpreted a dream; he expressed his meaninggenerated

2.1

Maṣdar تَعْبِيرٌ, عَبَرَ بِهِ المَآءَ, and النَّهْرَ.

He made him cross, or pass over, the water and the river; he conveyed him across.

2.2he interpreted, or explained, the dream, and told its final outcome—عبّر الرُّؤْيَا
he interpreted, or explained, the dream—عَبَرَهَا

Maṣdar as above.

This verb is less common, but more chaste; muḍāriʿ عَبُرَ, maṣdar عِبَارَةٌ and عَبْرٌ.

Or the first verb has an intensive meaning. تَعْبِيرٌ has a more restricted meaning than تَأْوِيلٌ. It is said to be from عَبَرَ الكِتَابَ; or, as some say, from عِبْرٌ, meaning the “side” of a river, because the interpreter of a dream considers its two sides and thinks over every detail of it from beginning to end.

In the Qur'ān 12:43, تَعْبُرُونَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا, the ل is termed لَامُ التَّعْقِيبِ, the ل of succedaneousness, because it stands in place of the connection termed إِضَافَة — that is, the phrase stands in place of إِنْ كُنْتُمْ عَابِرِى الرُّؤْيَا, “if you are interpreters of the dream”; or it is inserted as an explicative. The phrase is like إِنْ كُنْتَ لِلْمَالِ جَامِعًا.

2.2.1he declared, or spoke out clearly, what was in his mind—عبّر عَمَّا فِى نَفْسِهِ
the tongue declares, or explains, what is in the mind—اللِّسَانُ يُعَبِّرُ عَمَّا فِى الضَّمِيرِ
another spoke out, or explained, for him—عبّر عَنْهُ غَيْرُهُ
I spoke for such a one—عَبَّرْتُ عَنْ فُلَانٍ

Maṣdar as above.

The man himself being unable to say what he wanted to say.

[Hence, يُعَبِّرُ عَنْ كَذَا, said of a word or phrase: it expresses the meaning of, signifies, or denotes such a thing. And يُعَبَّرُ بِهِ عَنْ كَذَا: the meaning of such a thing is expressed by it; such a thing is signified, or denoted, by it.]

2.2.2he weighed the deenárs, or the gold, deenár by deenár—عبّر الدَّنَانِيرَ

Or الذَّهَبَ; maṣdar as above.

Or عبّرهُ means he weighed a thing, or measured it, without special care; and تَعْبِيرُ الدَّرَاهِمِ is the weighing of the dirhems all together, after dividing them.

2.3he showed him what would make his eye weep, or what would make his eye hot—عبّر بِهِ

Dhu-r-Rummeh says

shāhid
عَلَى مَلَقِيَّاتٍ يُعَبِّرْنَ بالغُفْرِ

— upon swiftly-running mares that show the mountain kids, by the swiftness of their pace, what makes their eyes weep from envy.

Maṣdar as above; the meaning is given as أَرَاهُ عُبْرَ عَيْنِهِ, and in the CK as عَيْنَيْهِ.

he made his eyes weep—عبّر عَيْنَيْهِ
2.3.1

Also: he destroyed him — as though he showed him what would make his eye weep, or make it hot.

2.3.2

And: he caused him to fall into difficulty, or distress.

And, of an affair or event: it was, or became, difficult, or distressing, to him.

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, (Lh, K,) inf. n. تَعْبِيرٌ ; (TA;) and عَبَرَ بِهِ المَآءَ , (Lh, K,) and النَّهْرَ ; (TA;) He made him to cross, go across, or pass over, or he conveyed him across, the water, (Lh, K, TA,) and the river. (TA.) عبّر الرُّؤْيَا , (S, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. as above; (S, O;) and عَبَرَهَا , (S, A, O, Msb, K,) [which is less common, but more chaste,] aor. عَبُرَ , (S, O,) inf. n. عِبَارَةٌ (S, A, O, Msb, K) and عَبْرٌ ; (A, Msb, K;) He interpreted, or explained, the dream, (S, A, O, Msb, K,) and told its final sequel or result: (A, O, K:) or the former verb has an intensive signification: (Msb:) and تَعْبِيرٌ has a more particular [or more restricted] meaning than تَأْوِيلٌ : it is said to be from عَبَرَ الكِتَابَ [q. v.]; or, as some say, it is from عِبْرٌ signifying the “ side ” of a river, because the interpreter of the dream considers the two sides thereof, and meditates upon every particular of it from its beginning to its end. (TA.) In the phrase of the Kur [xii. 43], تَعْبُرُونَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا , the ل is termed لَامُ التَّعْقِيبِ [the ل of succedaneousness], because it is succedaneous to the connection termed إِضَافَة [i. e. the phrase is succedaneous to إِنْ كُنْتُمْ عَابِرِى الرُّؤْيَا If ye be interpreters of the dream]: (O, TA:) or it is inserted as an explicative: (Zj, TA:) the phrase is similar to إِنْ كُنْتَ لِلْمَالِ جَامِعًا . (S, O.) عبّر عَمَّا فِى نَفْسِهِ , (A, K, TA,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) He declared, spoke out clearly or plainly, or explained, what was in his mind. (A, * K, * TA.) And اللِّسَانُ يُعَبِّرُ عَمَّا فِى الضَّمِيرِ The tongue declares, or explains, what is in the mind. (S, * O, * Msb) And عبّر عَنْهُ غَيْرُهُ Another spoke, or spoke out, or explained, for him; (L, K, * TA;) he (the latter) being unable to say what he would. (L, TA.) And عَبَّرْتُ عَنْ فُلَانٍ I spoke for such a one. (S, O, Msb.) [Hence, يُعَبِّرُ عَنْ كَذَا , said of a word or phrase, It expresses the meaning of, signifies, or denotes, such a thing. And يُعَبَّرُ بِهِ عَنْ كَذَا The meaning of such a thing is expressed thereby; or such a thing is signified, or denoted, thereby.] عبّر الدَّنَانِيرَ , (A,) or الذَّهَبَ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (A, K,) He weighed the deenárs, (A,) or the gold, (K,) deenár by deenár: (A, K:) or عبّرهُ signifies he weighed it (a thing), or measured it, without extraordinary care: (K, * TA:) and تَعْبِيرُ الدَّرَاهِمِ , the weighing of the dirhems collectively, after making divisions of them. (S, O, TA.) عبّر بِهِ , (K, TA,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) signifies أَرَاهُ عُبْرَ عَيْنِهِ (K, TA, in the CK عَيْنَيْهِ ,) i. e. He showed him what would make his eye to weep: or what would make his eye hot. (TA.) Dhu-r-Rummeh says, 1 [Upon swiftly-running mares that show the mountain kids, in the swiftness of their pace, what makes their eyes to weep from envy]. (TA.) And you say also, عبّر عَيْنَيْهِ , meaning He made his eyes to weep. (TA.) عَلَى مَلَقِيَّاتٍ يُعَبِّرْنَ بالغُفْرِ Also He destroyed him: (K, TA:) as though he showed him what would make his eye to weep, or make it hot. (TA.) And He caused him to fall into difficulty, or distress. (A.) And It (an affair, or event,) was, or became, difficult, or distressing, to him. (O, K.)
Form 8اعتبر7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he took warning, or example; he took a thing into account, he esteemed itgenerated

8.1he became admonished, or he took warning, or example, by what passed—اِعْتَبَرَ بِمَا مَضَى
the fortunate is he who takes warning by others, and the unfortunate is he by whom others take warning—السَّعِيدُ مِنَ ٱعْتَبَرَ بِغَيْرِهِ وَالشَّقِىُّ مَنِ ٱعْتَبَرَ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ

He became admonished, or reminded; he took warning, or example. The verb is used in this sense in the Qur'ān 59:2.

And عَبَرٌ, as maṣdar of عَبِرَ, means the same as اِعْتِبَارٌ, the maṣdar of اِعْتَبَرَ in the sense explained above; whence the saying of the Arabs that follows.

O God, make us of those who take warning, or example, by the present world, and who do not die quickly, until they please You by obedience—اَللّٰهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَعْبَرُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَعْبُرُهَا

With fet-h to the ب of يعبر in the first case, and with damm to it in the second case.

In the copies of the K, مِمَّنْ يَعْبُرُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَعْمُرُهَا, the first verb with ب and damm, the second with م and damm. In the A it is given, as a tradition, اُعْبُرُوا الدُّنْيَا وَلَا تَعْمُرُوهَا, but the reading given by Sgh and in the L is pronounced by MF to be the right one. See also عِبْرَةٌ. [And see form 10, last sentence.]

Lane cites “Kur lix. 2” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
8.1.1I judge by comparison with what has been handed down by tradition from the Prophet—أَعْتَبِرُ الحَدِيثَ

Also: he took what he witnessed, or saw, as an indication of what was hidden from him; he compared what was unapparent with what was apparent, and so judged of the former by analogy; or he considered the essential properties of things, and their modes of indication, so that by considering them another thing of their kind might become known.

See, again, عِبْرَةٌ.

Ibn-Seereen used to say this, meaning: I interpret a dream according to what has been handed down by tradition, as I do according to the Qur'ān — as when a crow is interpreted as meaning an unrighteous man, and a rib as meaning a woman, following forms of speech used by the Prophet.

8.1.2

See also form 1, latter half, in two places.

8.1.3

Also: he accounted, esteemed, or regarded a thing, in respect of its category.

See, again, عِبْرَةٌ.

8.1.4

And: he esteemed a person, or thing; he held him, or it, in high regard.

8.1.5with regard to such a thing; in consideration of such a thing, or of what it implies—بِٱعْتِبَارِ كَذَا

And: he took a thing into account, regarded it, or included it in a mental view or an examination.

Also اِعْتِبَارًا لِكَذَا and بِكَذَا.

considered in one respect; in one and the same light—بِٱعْتِبَارٍ وَاحِدٍ
such a thing is made a condition for the soundness, or validity, of the contract—يُعْتَبَرُ كَذَا لِصِحَّةِ العَقْدِ
8.1.6he wondered at him, or at it—اعتبر مِنْهُ

In the CK, منه is omitted.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8
59:2
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِمْ لِأَوَّلِ ٱلْحَشْرِ ۚ مَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ ۖ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مَّانِعَتُهُمْ حُصُونُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَمْ يَحْتَسِبُوا۟ ۖ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعْبَ ۚ يُخْرِبُونَ بُيُوتَهُم بِأَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَيْدِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَٱعْتَبِرُوا۟ يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!

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He became admonished, or reminded; he took warning, or example: in this sense the verb is used in the Kur lix. 2: and you say, اِعْتَبَرَ بِمَا مَضَى He became admonished or reminded, or he took warning or example, by what passed: (Msb:) and السَّعِيدُ مِنَ ٱعْتَبَرَ بِغَيْرِهِ وَالشَّقِىُّ مَنِ ٱعْتَبَرَ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ [The fortunate is he who takes warning by others, and the unfortunate is he by whom others take warning]. (Kull p. 60.) And عَبَرٌ [as inf. n. of عَبِرَ , aor. عَبَرَ ,] signifies the same as اِعْتِبَارٌ [as inf. n. of اِعْتَبَرَ in the sense expl. above]: (Fr, O, L, K, TA:) whence the saying of the Arabs, اَللّٰهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَعْبَرُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَعْبُرُهَا , (Fr, O, L, TA,) with fet-h to the ب of يعبر in the first case, and with damm to it in the second case, (TA,) meaning O God, make us to be of those who take warning, or example, by the present world, and do not [pass through it or] die quickly, or soon, until they content Thee by obedience: (Fr, O, L, TA:) in the copies of the K, مِمَّنْ يَعْبُرُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَعْمُرُهَا , the former verb with ب [and damm], and the latter with م [and damm]: and in the A is given, as a trad., اُعْبُرُوا الدُّنْيَا وَلَا تَعْمُرُوهَا : but the reading given by Sgh and in the L is pronounced by MF to be the right. (TA.) See also عِبْرَةٌ . [And see 10, last sentence.] Also He took, or regarded, what he witnessed, or saw, or beheld, as an indication, or evidence, of what was concealed from him: (O:) he compared what was unapparent with what was apparent [and so judged of the former from analogy]: or he considered the essential properties of things, and their modes of indication, in order that, by the consideration thereof, another thing, of their kind, might become known. (Kull p. 60.) See, again, عِبْرَةٌ . Ibn-Seereen used to say, أَعْتَبِرُ الحَدِيثَ [I judge by comparison with what has been transmitted by tradition from the Prophet]; meaning I interpret a dream according to what has been transmitted by tradition, like as I do according to the Kur-án; as when a crow is interpreted as meaning an unrighteous man, and a rib as meaning a woman, in imitation of forms of speech used by the Prophet. (O, * TA.) See also 1, latter half, in two places. Also He accounted, or esteemed, or regarded, a thing, in respect of predicamental order. (Msb.) See, again, عِبْرَةٌ . [And He esteemed a person, or thing; held him, or it, in high estimation or regard. And He took a thing into account, regarded it, or included it in a mental view or an examination. Hence the phrase بِٱعْتِبَارِ كَذَا With regard, or respect, or with regard had, to such a thing; in consideration of such a thing, or of the implication thereof; and having regard, or respect, to such a thing; as also اِعْتِبَارًا لِكَذَا and بِكَذَا . And بِٱعْتِبَارٍ وَاحِدٍ Considered in one respect; in one and the same light. Hence also the phrase,] يُعْتَبَرُ كَذَا لِصِحَّةِ العَقْدِ Such a thing is made a condition [or is taken into account] for the soundness, or validity, of the contract. (Msb.) اعتبر مِنْهُ means He wondered at him, or it. (K, TA. In the CK, منه is omitted.)
Form 10استعبر5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he asked him to interpret a dream; he desired to cross overgenerated

10.1

He desired to cross, or pass over, a river or the like.

10.2he asked him to interpret, or explain, the dream—استعبرهُ الرُّؤْيَا

He related the dream to him so that he might interpret, or explain, it.

10.2.1assuredly you have hastened your drawing forth of the dirhems—لَقَدْ أَسْرَعْتَ ٱسْتِعْبَارَكَ الدَّرَاهِمَ

A saying mentioned by As.

10.3

See also form 1, last quarter, in two places.

10.3.1

According to Golius, استعبر also has the same meaning as اعتبر in the first of the senses given to it above; but I find no authority for this.

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[He desired to cross, go across, or pass over, a river or the like. (See الغُمَيْصَآءُ .)] استعبرهُ الرُّؤْيَا He asked him to interpret, or explain, the dream; (K;) he related to him the dream in order that he might interpret, or explain, it. (S, O.) لَقَدْ أَسْرَعْتَ ٱسْتِعْبَارَكَ الدَّرَاهِمَ is a saying mentioned by As as meaning [Assuredly thou hast hastened] thy drawing forth of the dirhems. (O.) See also 1, last quarter, in two places. [Accord. to Golius, استعبر is also syn. with اعتبر in the first of the senses assigned to the latter above; but for this I do not find any authority.]

Derived nouns 23

Nounعَبْرٌ2 senses

Core sense — a weeping with grief; a camel strong to journeygenerated

1

See عِبْرٌ.

2

عَبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ and عَبْرُ سَفَرٍ: see what follows here.

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: see عِبْرٌ . عَبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ and عَبْرُ سَفَرٍ : see what here follows.
Nounعُبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ6 senses · 4 main

Core sense — a camel on which journeys are continually made; a weeping with griefgenerated

1a he-camel, a she-camel, or camels like a ship, on which journeys are continually made—عِبْرُ اسفارٍ

Also عَبْرُ اسفار, عُبْرُ سَفَرٍ, عِبْرُ سفرٍ, and عَبْرُ سفرٍ in the same sense.

Or a she-camel strong to journey, [as though] cutting, or furrowing, what she passes over, and on which journeys are made.

Likewise a man bold to undertake journeys, vigorous and effective in them, and strong to make them; and in the same way a he-camel and camels. Applied to a singular, to a plural, and to a feminine.

In the same way عَبَّارٌ, said of a he-camel, means strong to journey; and so عِبَارٌ, with kesr, [apparently the plural of عَبْرٌ], said of camels.

1.1such a one is indeed fit, and strong enough, for every work—إِنَّ فُلَانًا عِبْرٌ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ
1.2clouds that travel, or pass along, quickly—عُبْرٌ
2

See also عِبْرٌ.

3a weeping with grief; or heat in the eye, causing it to weep; or heat of the eye—عُبْرٌ

Also عَبَرٌ and عُبُرٌ in the same sense.

may his mother have weeping with grief—لِأُمِّهِ العُبْرُ

Also العَبَرُ and العُبُرُ. Or: may there be heat in her eye, causing it to weep; or may his mother be bereft of her child, or children, by death.

he showed him what would make his eye weep, or what would make his eye hot—أَرَاهُ عُبْرَ عَيْنِهِ

In the CK عَيْنَيْهِ.

such a one saw what made his eyes hot—رَأَى فُلَانٌ عُبْرَ عَيْنَيْهِ
he indeed looks at what he dislikes, or hates, and at which he weeps—إِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُبْرِ عَيْنَيْهِ
and, because of her chastity and beauty, a cause of weeping to her fellow-wife—وَعُبْرُ جَارَتِهَا

Occurs in the tradition of Umm-Zara.

4women bereft of their children by death—عُبْرٌ

Same as ثَكْلَى, as though the plural of عَابِرٌ.

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and عِبْرُ اسفارٍ (S, K) and عَبْرُ اسفار (K) and عُبْرُ سَفَرٍ and عِبْرُ سفرٍ and عَبْرُ سفرٍ (TA) A he-camel, and a she-camel, and camels, like a ship [or ships], i. e. upon which journeys are continually made: (S:) or a she-camel that is strong (K, TA) to journey, (TA,) [as though] cutting. or furrowing, what she passes over, (K, TA,) and upon which journeys are made: (TA:) and likewise a man (K, TA) bold to undertake journeys, vigorous and effective therein, and strong to make them: and in like manner a he-camel, and camels: (TA:) applied to a sing. and to a pl. (K, TA) and to a fem.: (TA:) and in like manner also عَبَّارٌ , applied to a he-camel, (K,) meaning strong (O, TA) to journey; and so عِبَارٌ , with kesr, [app. pl. of عَبْرٌ ,] applied to camels. (TA.) Hence one says, إِنَّ فُلَانًا عِبْرٌ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ Verily such a one is fit, and sufficiently strong, for every work. (A.) [Hence likewise] عُبْرٌ signifies Clouds that travel, or pass along, vehemently [or quickly]. (K.) See also عِبْرٌ . And عُبْرٌ and عَبَرٌ (S, O, K. TA, in the CK عُبْرَة and عَبَرَة ,) and عُبُرٌ signify A weeping with grief: (TA:) or heat in the eye, causing it to weep: (S, O:) or heat of the eye. (K.) One says, لِأُمِّهِ العُبْرُ , and العَبَرُ , (S, A, O, TA,) and العُبُرُ , meaning May his mother have weeping with grief: (TA:) or heat in the eye, causing it to weep: (S, O:) or may his mother be bereft of her child, or children, by death. (A.) And أَرَاهُ عُبْرَ عَيْنِهِ (K, TA, in the CK عَيْنَيْهِ ,) He showed him what would make his eye to weep: or what would make his eye hot. (TA.) And رَأَى فُلَانٌ عُبْرَ عَيْنَيْهِ Such a one saw what made his eyes hot. (S, O.) And إِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُبْرِ عَيْنَيْهِ Verily he looks at that which he dislikes, or hates, and at which he weeps. (A.) And the phrase وَعُبْرُ جَارَتِهَا occurs in the trad. of UmmZara, meaning And, by reason of her chastity and beauty, a cause of weeping to her fellow-wife. (TA.) عُبْرٌ also signifies Women bereft of their children by death; syn. ثَكْلَى : (K, TA:) as though pl. of عَابِرٌ . (TA.)
Nounعِبْرٌ2 senses

Core sense — the bank, or side, of a river or of a valleygenerated

1such a one is on that side—فُلَانٌ فِى ذٰلِكَ العِبْرِ

In the CK عِبْرَة; also عُبْرٌ, or عَبْرٌ, and according to the CK عَبْرَة.

The bank, or side, of a river, and of a valley.

En-Nábighah Edh-Dhubyánee says, of the Euphrates

shāhid
تَرْمِى أَوَاذِيُّهُ العِبْرَيْنِ بِالزَّبَدِ

— its waves casting foam upon the two banks.

2

See also the preceding paragraph, in three places.

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, (S, O, K, TA, in the CK عِبْرَة ,) and عُبْرٌ , (S, O,) or عَبْرٌ , (Kr, A, K, TA, accord. to the CK عَبْرَة ,) The bank, or side, (S, A, O, K,) of a river, (S, A, O,) and of a valley. (A, K.) En-Nábighah Edh-Dhubyánee says, of the Euphrates, 1 [Its waves casting foam upon the two banks]. (S, O.) And one says, فُلَانٌ فِى ذٰلِكَ العِبْرِ Such a one is upon that side. (TA.) تَرْمِى أَوَاذِيُّهُ العِبْرَيْنِ بِالزَّبَدِ See also the next preceding paragraph, in three places.
Nounعَبَرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — grief, sorrow; a shedding of tearsgenerated

1

Maṣdar of عَبِرَ.

1.1

See also عُبْرٌ, in two places:

1.2

and عَبْرَةٌ.

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inf. n. of عَبِرَ [q. v.]. (AZ, T, &c.) See also عُبْرٌ , in two places: and عَبْرَةٌ .
Nounعَبِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — shedding tears, weeping and grievinggenerated

1

This word, and its feminine formed with ة: see عَابِرٌ.

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; and its fem., with ة ; see عَابِرٌ .
Nounعُبُرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a camel strong to journeygenerated

1

See عُبْرٌ, in two places.

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: see عُبْرٌ , in two places.
Nounعَبْرَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a tear; a sobbing in the bosom; grief without weepinggenerated

1

See عِبَارَةٌ.

2

Also: a tear; or a tear before it overflows; or a sobbing, a reiteration of the sound of weeping in the bosom; or an overflowing of tears without the sound of weeping; or a flowing, or oozing, of tears; or grief without weeping.

Plural عَبَرَاتٌ and عَبَرٌ — so in the O, but this, if correct, is an ism jamʿ — or عِبَرٌ, as in copies of the K.

An example of the first meaning: my cure would indeed be a tear if I shed it

shāhid 1
وَإِنَّ شِفَائِى عَبْرَةٌ لَوْ سَفَحْتُهَا

.

An example of the last:

shāhid 2
لَكَ مَا أَبْكِى وَلَا عَبْرَةَ بِى

; or, as some relate it, ولا عبرة لِى. The meaning is: for your sake I weep, but there is grief in me for myself — so says As. Or, in this saying, which is a proverb, ما may be redundant, or it may be what is termed مَصْدَرِيَّة, the meaning being: for you I weep, or for you is my weeping, while I myself have no need of weeping. (Meyd.)

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: see عِبَارَةٌ . Also A tear: (TA:) or a tear before it overflows: or a [sobbing, or] reiteration [of the sound] of weeping in the bosom: (A, K:) or an overflowing of tears without the sound of weeping: (TA:) or a flowing, or an oozing, of tears: (S, O:) or grief without weeping: (A, K:) pl. عَبَرَاتٌ (O, K) and عَبَرٌ , (so in the O, [but this, if correct, is a quasi-pl. n.,]) or عِبَرٌ . (Thus in copies of the K.) Of the first meaning, the following is an ex.: 1 [And verily my cure would be a tear if I shed it]: and of the last, the following is an ex.: 2 or, as some relate it, ولا عبرة لِى ; and the meaning is, For thy sake I weep, but there is grief in me for myself: so says As: (TA:) or in this saying, which is a prov., ما may be redundant, or it may be what is termed مَصْدَرِيَّة ; and the meaning is, For thee I weep, or for thee is my weeping, I [myself] having no need of weeping. (Meyd.) وَإِنَّ شِفَائِى عَبْرَةٌ لَوْ سَفَحْتُهَا لَكَ مَا أَبْكِى وَلَا عَبْرَةَ بِى
Nounعِبْرَةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — an admonition, a warning, an examplegenerated

1

A noun from الاِعْتِبَارُ.

An admonition, or exhortation; an admonition by which one takes warning or example; a thing by whose state, or condition, one is admonished, reminded, and guided or directed.

Same as اِعْتِبَارٌ, literally a being admonished or reminded, but meaning a cause of being admonished, that is, a warning or an example; or اِعْتِبَارٌ بِمَا مَضَى, that is, اِتّعَاظٌ and تَذَكُّرٌ, meaning in the same way a cause of being admonished by what has passed.

An indication, or evidence, by which one passes from ignorance to knowledge; a state of things or circumstances by which, from the knowledge of what is seen, one arrives at the knowledge of what is not seen — also اِعْتِبَارٌ; and a wonderful thing [apparently such as serves as a warning or an example]. Plural عِبَرٌ.

Lane cites “Bd in iii. 11” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Jel in xxiii. 21” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in xxiii. 21” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Jel in xvi. 68” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Jel in xxiv. 44” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in xvi. 68” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in xvi. 68” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1

And: the account, or regard, in which a thing is held in respect of its category; also اِعْتِبَارٌ.

Hence the common phrase لَا عِبْرَةَ بِهِ, meaning no regard is due to it.

2

See also عِبَارَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences عِبْرَة 3 shown of 6
23:21
وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ لَعِبْرَةً ۖ نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِهَا وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَـٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ

And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat;

24:44
يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things is an instructive example for those who have vision!

79:26
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

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a subst. from الاِعْتِبَارُ ; An admonition, or exhortation: (Bd in iii. 11): an admonition, or exhortation, by which one takes warning or example: (Jel in xxiii. 21:) a thing by the state, or condition, of which one is admonished, or reminded, and guided, or directed: (Bd in xxiii. 21:) i. q. اِعْتِبَارٌ [lit. a being admonished, or reminded, &c.; but meaning a cause of being admonished, &c.; i. e. a warning, or an example]: (Jel in xvi. 68:) or اِعْتِبَارٌ بِمَا مَضَى i. e. اِتّعَاظٌ and تَذَكُّرٌ [meaning, in like manner, a cause of being admonished, or reminded, by what has passed]: (Msb:) an indication, or evidence, (Bd and Jel in xxiv. 44, and Bd in xvi. 68,) whereby one passes from ignorance to knowledge: (Bd in xvi. 68:) a state [of things or circumstances] whereby, from the knowledge of what is seen, one arrives at the knowledge of what is not seen; as also اِعْتِبَارٌ : (B, TA:) and a wonderful thing [app. such as serves as a warning or an example]: (A, K:) pl. عِبَرٌ . (Msb, TA.) And The account, or estimation, or regard, in which a thing is held in respect of predicamental order; as also اِعْتِبَارٌ . (Msb.) [Hence the common phrase لَا عِبْرَةَ بِهِ , meaning No regard is due to it.] See also عِبَارَةٌ .
Nounعُبْرِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a lote-tree growing on river banks and becoming largegenerated

1

Applied to the species of lote-tree called سِدْر, it means that which grows on the banks of rivers and becomes large.

An irregular relative noun from عِبْرٌ, [or a regular relative noun from عُبْرٌ as synonymous with عِبْرٌ].

Or, according to 'Omárah, such as has large leaves, few thorns, and is taller than the ضَال.

Or, as Aboo-Ziyád says, that which has no thorns except such as hurt [not ]; the thorns that hurt being of the سِدْر called ضال. He does not say, as others do, that it is what grows upon the water.

Some assert that it is also called عُمْرِىٌّ, the ب being changed into م.

Or, as some say, such as has no trunk; and such is only of those near to the عِبْر, the bank of a river.

Yaakoob says that the terms عُبْرِىّ and عُمْرِىّ are applied to the سِدْر that imbibes water, and that such as does not do this is that of the desert, and is the ضال.

AZ says that the سدر, and such as is large of the عَوْسَج, are called عُبْرِىٌّ; and that عُمْرِىٌّ is applied to the سدر that is old. [See also عُمْرِىٌّ.]

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, applied to the [species of lote-tree called] سِدْر , means That grows on the banks of rivers, and becomes large: (S, O:) an anomalous rel. n. from عِبْرٌ : (TA:) [or a regular rel. n. from عُبْرٌ as syn. with عِبْرٌ :] or, accord. to 'Omárah, such as is large in the leaves, having few thorns, and taller than the ضَال : or, as Aboo-Ziyád says, that has no thorns except such as hurt [not (see سِدْرٌ )]; the thorns [that hurt] being of the سِدْر called ضال : he does not say, as others do, that it is that which grows upon the water: some assert that it is also called عُمْرِىٌّ , the ب being changed into م : (O:) or, as some say, such as has no trunk; and such is only of those that are near to the عِبْر [or bank of a river]: Yaakoob says that the terms عُبْرِىّ and عُمْرِىّ are applied to the سِدْر that imbibes water; and that such as does not this is that of the desert, and is the ضال : AZ says that the سدر , and such as is large of the عَوْسَج , are called عُبْرِىٌّ ; and عُمْرِىٌّ is applied to the سدر that is old. (TA.) [See also عُمْرِىٌّ .]
Nounعِبْرِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — Hebrew; a Hebrewgenerated

1the Jews, that is, the Hebrews—العِبْرِيُّونَ

Hebrew; and a Hebrew.

1.1the Hebrew language; the language of the Jews—العِبْرِىُّ

Also العِبْرَانِىُّ, or العِبْرِيَّةُ, and العِبْرَانِيَّةُ.

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[Hebrew: and a Hebrew]. العِبْرِيُّونَ is an appellation of The Jews [i. e. the Hebrews]. (O.) And العِبْرِىُّ and العِبْرَانِىُّ , (S, A, K,) or العِبْرِيَّةُ (O) and العِبْرَانِيَّةُ , (O, TA,) [The Hebrew language;] the language of the Jews. (S, A, O, K, TA.)
Nounعَبْرَانُ1 sense

Core sense — weeping and grievinggenerated

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This word, and its feminine عَبْرَى: see عَابِرٌ, in six places.

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; and its fem. عَبْرَى : see عَابِرٌ , in six places.
Nounالعِبْرَانِىُّ1 sense

Core sense — the Hebrew languagegenerated

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This and العِبْرَانِيَّةُ: see عِبْرِىٌّ.

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and العِبْرَانِيَّةُ : see عِبْرِىٌّ .
Nounعِبَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — camels strong to journeygenerated

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See عُبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ.

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: see عُبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ .
Nounالشِّعْرَى العَبُورَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the star Siriusgenerated

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The star Sirius; a certain bright star, one of the شِعْرَيَانِ, which in the order of rising comes after, or behind, الجَوْزَآء, here meaning Gemini — in the TA, wrongly, “with”.

Called العبور because it has crossed the Milky Way. See also الشِّعْرَى in art. شعر.

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Hence the saying عَصَفَتْ دَبُورُهُ وَسَقَطَتْ عَبُورُهُ, explained in art. دبر.

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[The star Sirius;] a certain bright star; (TA;) one of the شِعْرَيَانِ , which [in the order of rising] is after, or behind, [in the TA, erroneously, “ with, ”] الجَوْزَآء [here meaning Gemini]: (S, O:) called العبور because of its having crossed the Milky Way. (S, O, TA.) [See also الشِّعْرَى in art. شعر . Hence the saying, عَصَفَتْ دَبُورُهُ وَسَقَطَتْ عَبُورُهُ , expl. in art. دبر .]
Nounعَبِيرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a mixture of perfumes compounded with saffrongenerated

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A certain mixture of perfumes, compounded with saffron; or, among the Arabs of the Time of Ignorance, according to AO, saffron alone.

But in a tradition mention is made of smearing with عبير or with saffron, and this shows عبير to be different from saffron.

IAth says that it is a sort of perfume, having colour, compounded of certain mixtures. [See a verse cited under ذَبِيحٌ, and another cited under رَقْرَقَ.]

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A certain mixture (As, S, O, Msb, K) of perfumes, (Msb, K,) compounded with saffron: (As, S, O:) or, (K,) with the Arabs (S, O, TA) of the Time of Ignorance, (TA,) accord. to AO, it means saffron (S, O, K, TA) alone: but in a trad., mention is made of smearing with عبير or with saffron; and this shows عبير to be different from saffron: (S, O, TA:) IAth says that it is a sort of perfume, having colour, compounded of certain mixtures. (TA.) [See a verse cited voce ذَبِيحٌ ; and another cited voce رَقْرَقَ .]
Nounعَبَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an explanation, or interpretationgenerated

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See the next paragraph, in two places.

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Nounعِبَارَةٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — speech; a word, an expression, a phrase; an explanationgenerated

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Speech that passes from the tongue of the speaker to the ear of the hearer.

1.1

And hence, a passage in a book or writing.

1.2

Hence also, a word, an expression, or a phrase.

1.3he has a good faculty of explaining, or of diction, or of speaking clearly—هُوَ حَسَنُ العِبَارَةِ

And an explanation, or interpretation; a noun from عَبَّرَ عَنْهُ; also عَبَارَةٌ, and عَبْرَةٌ, or عِبْرَةٌ, according to different copies of the K.

According to the M, العَبَارَةِ is also said.

this is a word, or an expression, for such a thing—هٰذَا عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ كَذَا

Literally, an explanation of such a thing.

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Also a thing that is made a condition; or a thing that is taken into account, esteemed, or regarded as being of importance.

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Speech that passes from the tongue of the speaker to the ear of the hearer. (TA.) [And hence, A passage in a book or writing.] [Hence also,] A word, an expression, or a phrase. (Kull p. 60.) And [An explanation, or interpretation;] a subst. from عَبَّرَ عَنْهُ ; as also عَبَارَةٌ , (L, K, TA, [the former only in the CK,]) and عَبْرَةٌ or عِبْرَةٌ , accord. to different copies of the K. (TA.) You say, هُوَ حَسَنُ العِبَارَةِ , and, accord. to the M, العَبَارَةِ also, i. e. He has a good faculty of explaining, or of diction, or of speaking perspicuously. (Msb.) [And هٰذَا عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ كَذَا This is a word, or an expression, or a phrase, for, or denoting, such a thing; lit., an explanation of such a thing.] Also A thing that is made a condition: or a thing that is made account of, or esteemed, or regarded as being of importance. (Msb.)
Nounعَبَّارٌ2 senses

Core sense — an interpreter of dreamsgenerated

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See عُبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ.

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Also: an interpreter, or explainer, of dreams.

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: see عُبْرُ أَسْفَارٍ . Also An interpreter, or explainer, of dreams. (TA.)
Nounعَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a wayfarer, one passing along a road; shedding tears, weepinggenerated

1the wayfarer; the one passing along the way or road—عَابِرُ السَّبِيلِ

A wayfarer; a passenger; a person passing along a way or road; a traveller; or one who passes through without staying. Plural عَابِرُو سَبِيلٍ and عُبَّارُ سَبِيلٍ.

except those who, wanting something in the mosque and living far off, merely pass through it and go out quickly—إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ

In the Qur'ān 4:46. Or: except travellers, for the traveller sometimes wants water, which is found in the mosque; or, as some say, except those passing through the mosque without meaning to pray.

1.1figurative · مجازdying, or dead—عَابِرٌ
1.2an allowable form of word or expression—لُغَةٌ عَابِرَةٌ

And: passing, or having currency.

From عَبَرَ, meaning “he passed over” a river.

2examining a thing—عَابِرٌ

Also: examining a book, or writing, and considering and comparing one part of it with another, so as to understand it.

3weeping, said of a man—عُبْرَانُ

Also: shedding tears, said of a man and likewise of a woman.

And its feminine عَبْرَى, said of a woman.

weeping and grieving, said of a man—عَبْرَانُ

Also عَبِرٌ. And عَابِرٌ, عَبْرَى, and عَبِرَةٌ are said of a woman in the same sense, or as meaning grieving. Plural [of عَبْرَانُ and عَبْرَى] عَبَارَى, like سَكَارَى.

a weeping eye—عَبْرَى عَيْنٌ
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A wayfarer; a passenger; a person passing along a way or road; (S, O, TA;) a traveller: (TA:) or one who passes through without abiding: (Mgh:) pl. عَابِرُو سَبِيلٍ and عُبَّارُ سَبِيلٍ . (TA.) And عَابِرُ السَّبِيلِ The wayfarer; the passer along the way or road. (Msb.) إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ , in the Kur [iv. 46], means Except those who, wanting something in the mosque, and their houses or tents being distant, [merely pass through, or] enter the mosque and go forth quickly: (TA:) or except travellers; for the traveller sometimes wants water [which is found in the mosque]: or, as some say, except passers through the mosque, not meaning to pray. (Msb, TA.) Hence عَابِرٌ signifies Dying, or dead. (TA. [See 1.]) [And Passing, or having currency. Hence,] لُغَةٌ عَابِرَةٌ An allowable form of word or expression: (S, K, TA:) from عَبَرَ signifying “ he passed over ” a river. (TA.) عَابِرٌ also signifies Examining a thing: examining a book, or writing, and considering and comparing one part of it with another, so as to understand it. (TA.) Also Shedding tears, (S, O, *) applied to a man, and likewise to a woman: and عُبْرَانُ weeping, applied to a man; and so [its fem.] عَبْرَى applied to a woman: (S, O:) or عَبْرَانُ signifies weeping and grieving, applied to a man; as also عَبِرٌ ; (K, * TA;) and عَابِرٌ and عَبْرَى and عَبِرَةٌ are applied to a woman in the same sense, (K,) or as meaning grieving: (TA:) pl. [of عَبْرَانُ and عَبْرَى ] عَبَارَى , (K, TA,) like سَكَارَى : (TA:) and عَبْرَى عَيْنٌ means a weeping eye. (O, K, * TA.)
Nounعَنْبَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — ambergrisgenerated

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See art. عنبر.

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Nounمَعْبَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place where a river is crossed, a ferrygenerated

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A place where a river is crossed; a ferry; a bank, or side, of a river prepared for crossing. Plural مَعَابِرُ.

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A place where a river is crossed; a ferry: (Mgh:) a bank, or side, of a river, prepared for crossing: (O, Msb, K:) pl. مَعَابِرُ . (Mgh.)
Nounمِعْبَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing by means of which one crosses a rivergenerated

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A thing upon which, or by means of which, one crosses a river — whether a boat, that is, a ferry-boat, which is also called مِعْبَرَةٌ, or a bridge, or something else. [Plural مَعَابِرُ.]

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A thing upon which, (S, O, Msb,) or by means of which, (K,) one crosses a river; (S, O, Msb, K;) whether it be a boat [i. e. a ferryboat], (S, O, Msb,) which is also called مِعْبَرَةٌ , (Az, TA,) or a bridge, (S, O, Msb,) or some other thing: (TA:) [pl. مَعَابِرُ .]
Nounمعْبَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a ferry-boatgenerated

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See what precedes.

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