حصار

See also: حضار‎

Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from the root ح ص ر‎ (ḥ-ṣ-r).

Noun

حِصَار • (ḥiṣār) m

  1. verbal noun of حَاصَرَ‎ (ḥāṣara) (form III)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Middle Armenian: հիսար (hisar), խսար (xsar)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حصار‎ (hisar)
  • → Persian: حصار‎ (hesâr)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِصَار‎ (ḥiṣār).

Noun

حصار • (hesâr) (plural حصار‌ها‎ (hesâr-hâ))

  1. fence, barrier
  2. (archaic) fortification, fortress
  3. (archaic) safehouse
  4. (archaic, music) a variant of Persian traditional music

References

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