سور

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to walls, enclosures, and fortifications, extending to concepts of surrounding or encompassing. It also encompasses terms for head coverings, hair roots, and a specific type of food.

Derived headwords

سُورnoun

1.
wall, rampartboth
A defensive structure, typically made of stone or earth, built to surround and protect a city or other area.
2.
enclosureboth
A fence or wall that encloses an area.

سُورَةnoun

1.
chapter (of the Quran)both
One of the 114 divisions of the Quran, each consisting of verses.
2.
head coveringclassical
A covering for the head, possibly a type of helmet or turban.

شَوَىnoun

1.
roasted meatclassical
Meat that has been cooked by exposure to direct heat, typically over a fire.

شَوَاةnoun

1.
scalp, skin of the headclassical
The skin covering the top of the head, including the area where hair grows.

شُؤُونnoun

1.
roots of hairclassical
The base or origin of the hair on the head.
2.
lines/partings of the headclassical
The natural divisions or partings in the hair on the head.

سَوَّارnoun

1.
braceletboth
A piece of jewelry worn around the wrist or arm.

مُسَاوِرnoun

1.
braceletclassical
A piece of jewelry worn around the wrist or arm.

مَسْوَرnoun

1.
walled place, fortified areaclassical
A place that is surrounded by a wall or fortification.

سَوَّرَverb

1.
to build a wall aroundboth
To construct a wall or fortification around a place.
2.
to surround, to encompassboth
To encircle or enclose something.

سَارَverb

1.
to go, to travelboth
To move from one place to another.

سُورَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A location in Babylonia, in the land of Iraq, associated with the Syrians.

Parallel reading

وفي رواية: سورة الرأس ، ومنه سور المدينة؛

And in one narration: surah of the head, and from it is the wall of the city;

ويروى: شوى رأسها ، جمع شواة، وهي جلدة الرأس؛

And it is narrated: shawā of her head, the plural of shawāh, which is the skin of the head;

قال: وأراه شوى جمع شواة.

He said: And I think it is shawā, the plural of shawāh.

قال بعض المتأخرين: الروايتان غير معروفتين، والمعروف: شؤون رأسها ، وهي أصول الشعر وطرائق الرأس.

Some later scholars said: The two narrations are not known, and what is known is: shu'ūn of her head, which are the roots of the hair and the partings of the head.

وسوار ومساور ومسور: أسماء؛

And suwār, musāwir, and maswar: are names;

دعوت لما نابني مسورا، ... فلبى فلبي يدي مسور

I called when something befell me for Maswar, ... so he responded and my heart responded to the hands of Maswar

وربما قالوا: المسور لأنه في الأصل صفة مفعل من سار يسور،

And perhaps they said: al-Maswar because it is originally an adjective of the form maf'al from sāra yasūr,

أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال لأصحابه: قوموا فقد صنع جابر سورا ؛

That the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to his companions: Stand up, for Jabir has prepared a sur (food);

قال أبو العباس: وإنما يراد من هذا أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، تكلم بالفارسية.

Abu al-Abbas said: And what is intended by this is that the Prophet, peace be upon him, spoke in Persian.

صنع سورا أي طعاما دعا الناس إليه.

He prepared suran, meaning food to which he invited people.

وسورى، مثال بشرى، موضع بالعراق من أرض بابل، وهو بلد السريانيين.

And Sūrā, like bushra, is a place in Iraq from the land of Babylon, and it is the land of the Syrians.