إعصار

See also: أعصار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ص ر (ʿ-ṣ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiʕ.sˤaːr/

Noun

إِعْصَار (ʾiʿṣār) m (plural أَعَاصِير (ʾaʿāṣīr))

  1. storm, whirlwind, tornado, cyclone, hurricane
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:266:
      فَأَصَابَهَا إِعْصَارٌ فِيهِ نَارٌ فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ
      fa-ʾaṣābahā ʾiʿṣārun fīhi nārun fa-ḥtaraqat
      then a fiery whirlwind hits the garden, burning it all up

Declension

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