استجار

See also: أستجار and اشتجار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج و ر (j-w-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.ta.d͡ʒaː.ra/

Verb

اِسْتَجَارَ (istajāra) X, non-past يَسْتَجِيرُ‎ (yastajīru)

  1. to seek protection, to seek refuge
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:6:
      وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ٱسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ []
      waʾin ʾaḥadun mina l-mušrikīna stajāraka faʾajirhu []
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  2. to appeal for aid

Conjugation

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