طور

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root 'طور' primarily relates to states, conditions, times, and transitions. It encompasses the idea of change, alternation, and different phases or circumstances. It also extends to concepts of boundaries, limits, and proximity.

Derived headwords

الطَّوْرnoun

1.
turn, time, instanceboth
A single occurrence or instance of something, often implying a repetition or alternation.
2.
state, condition, phaseboth
A particular state or condition of being, often referring to different stages of development or existence.
3.
manner, wayclassical
A particular way or manner in which something is done or happens.
4.
mountainboth
A large natural elevation of the earth's surface; a mount.
5.
limit, boundaryboth
The point or line beyond which something cannot or may not go; a boundary.

طورًا بعد طور — time after time

وقد خلقكم أطوارا — and He has created you in stages

أَطْوَارnoun

1.
stages, states, conditionsboth
Plural of 'طور', referring to various states, conditions, or phases.
2.
kinds, sortsboth
Different types or kinds of things or people.

والناس أطوار — and people are of different kinds

وقد خلقكم أطوارا — and He has created you in stages

الطَّوَارnoun

1.
side, lengthboth
That which is alongside or parallel to something; its length or extent.
2.
courtyard, forecourtclassical
The area extending alongside or in front of a house.
3.
limit, boundaryclassical
A limit or boundary.

ورأيت حبلا بطوار هذا الحائط — and I saw a rope along the length of this wall

وطعنة خلس، قد طعنت، مرشة ... كعط الرداء، ما يشك طوارها — and a swift thrust, I thrust, a splash ... like the edge of a cloak, its length is not doubted

الطُّورَةnoun

1.
courtyard, forecourtclassical
The open space in front of a house or building.
2.
buildingsclassical
Structures or edifices.

يَطُورُverb

1.
to approach, to come nearboth
To move towards or come close to something or someone.
2.
to hover around, to circleboth
To move around something, often in a circling or hovering manner.

وفلان يطور بفلان — and so-and-so hovers around so-and-so

والله لا أطور به ما سمر سمير — By God, I will not approach him as long as the storyteller tells tales

أَطْوَرَverb

1.
to exceed one's limitboth
To go beyond one's capacity, limit, or proper bounds.

تعدى طوره — he exceeded his limit

أَطْوَرِيَّةnoun

1.
limit, utmost, extremeboth
The furthest point, the extreme limit, or the peak of something.
2.
capacity, capabilityboth
The full extent of one's ability or potential.

بلغ فلان أطوريه — so-and-so reached his utmost limit

بلغ فلان في العلم أطوريه — so-and-so reached his limits in knowledge

طَوَرَانnoun

1.
hovering, circlingclassical
The act of moving around something, circling, or hovering.

وطار حول الشيء طورا وطورانا — and he flew around the thing a turn and a circling

طُورِيّadjective

1.
related to Mount Sinaiboth
Pertaining to or originating from Mount Sinai.
2.
wild, reclusiveclassical
Living in the wilderness or avoiding populated areas; reclusive.
3.
foreign, strangeclassical
Belonging to a distant place; foreign or strange.

وشجرة تخرج من طور سيناء — and a tree that comes forth from Mount Sinai

أعرباب طوريون — nomadic, wild Arabs

طُورَانِيّadjective

1.
related to Mount Sinaiboth
Pertaining to or originating from Mount Sinai.
2.
foreign, strangeclassical
Belonging to a distant place; foreign or strange.

وحمام طوراني — and a Torani pigeon

Parallel reading

تقول: طورا بعد طور أي تارة بعد تارة

You say: 'turah after turah' meaning instance after instance.

تراجعه طورا وطورا تطلق

He returns to it at one time and releases it at another.

والناس أطوار أي أخياف على حالات شتى

And people are of different kinds, having various states.

وقد خلقكم أطوارا

And He has created you in stages.

والمرء يخلق طورا بعد أطوار

And a person is created in stages after stages.

فإن ذا الدهر أطوار دهارير

Indeed, this time is full of varied, long periods.

ورأيت حبلا بطوار هذا الحائط أي بطوله

And I saw a rope along the length of this wall, meaning its length.

وكل شيء ساوى شيئا، فهو طوره وطواره

And anything that equals something, it is its side and its parallel.

وطعنة خلس، قد طعنت، مرشة ... كعط الرداء، ما يشك طوارها

And a swift thrust, I thrust, a splash ... like the edge of a cloak, its length is not doubted.

وفلان لا يطورني أي لا يقرب طواري

And so-and-so does not approach me, meaning he does not come near my vicinity.

وفلان يطور بفلان أي كأنه يحوم حواليه ويدنو منه

And so-and-so hovers around so-and-so, meaning as if he is circling him and approaching him.

والله لا أطور به ما سمر سمير

By God, I will not approach him as long as the storyteller tells tales.

عدا طوره أي جاوز حده وقدره

He exceeded his limit, meaning he went beyond his limit and capacity.

بلغ فلان أطوريه أي أقصاه

So-and-so reached his utmost limit, meaning his furthest point.

لقيت منه الأمرين والأطورين والأقورين بمعنى واحد

I encountered from him the two matters, the two limits, and the two extremes, meaning the same thing.

تعدى طوره أي حده وحاله الذي يخصه ويحل فيه شربه

It exceeded its limit, meaning its boundary and the state in which its drinking is permissible.

وطار حول الشيء طورا وطورانا: حام

And he flew around the thing a turn and a circling: he hovered.

وشجرة تخرج من طور سيناء

And a tree that comes forth from Mount Sinai.

والطور وكتاب مسطور

And by the Mount, and by the written Book,

أعرباب طوريون، عن كل قرية، ... حذار المنايا أو حذار المقادر

Nomadic, wild Arabs, away from every village, ... fearing calamities or fearing fates.