وصر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns written documents, contracts, and records, often of a legal or financial nature. It also extends to the concept of a covenant or agreement, with some overlap with the root 'إصر'.

Derived headwords

الوصرnoun

1.
Record bookclassical
A written record or register, often used for legal or financial transactions.
2.
Deedclassical
A legal document, such as a deed of sale or a contract.
3.
Covenantclassical
An agreement or covenant, similar to 'إصر'.

أوصارnoun

1.
Record booksclassical
The plural of 'وصر', referring to multiple record books or registers.

الوصيرةnoun

1.
Deedclassical
A document, specifically a deed or contract, often of a legal nature.

الوصرةnoun

1.
Deedclassical
A deed or contract, a written document formalizing an agreement.

الأوصرnoun

1.
Deedclassical
A deed or contract, a written document.

الوصراتnoun

1.
Deedsclassical
Plural of 'وصرة' or 'وصر', referring to multiple deeds or contracts.

إصرnoun

1.
Covenantclassical
A covenant, pact, or agreement, signifying a binding commitment.
2.
Pledgeclassical
A pledge or promise, often implying a strong commitment.

أوصاراnoun

1.
Deedsclassical
Plural of 'وصر', referring to written records or deeds, particularly in rural areas.

إرثnoun

1.
Inheritanceboth
That which is inherited; legacy.

ورثverb

1.
To inheritboth
To receive property or a title from a predecessor.

إسادةnoun

1.
Pillowclassical
A pillow or cushion.

وسادةnoun

1.
Pillowboth
A pillow or cushion used for resting the head.

Parallel reading

الوصر: السجل؛ وجمعه أوصار.

Al-Wasr: the record book; and its plural is Awṣār.

والوصيرة: الصك، كلتاهما فارسية معربة.

And Al-Waṣīrah: the deed, both are Arabized Persian words.

الليث: الوصرة معربة وهي الصك وهو الأوصر

Al-Layth: Al-Waṣrah is Arabized and it is the deed, and it is Al-Awṣar.

وما اتخذت صداما للمكوث بها ... وما انتقيتك إلا للوصرات

And I did not take a barrier for staying in them... and I did not choose you except for the deeds.

أن رجلين احتكما إليه فقال أحدهما: إن هذا اشترى مني دارا وقبض مني وصرها

That two men brought their dispute before him, and one of them said: This man bought a house from me and took possession of its deed from me.

فلا هو يعطيني الثمن ولا هو يرد إلي الوصر

So he neither gives me the price nor returns the deed to me.

الوصر، بالكسر: كتاب الشراء، والأصل إصر، سمي إصرا لأن الإصر العهد

Al-Wasr, with kasra: the book of purchase, and the origin is 'Iṣr', it was named 'Iṣr' because 'Iṣr' is the covenant.

وسمي كتاب الشروط كتاب العهد والوثائق، قلبت الهمزة واوا

And the book of conditions was named the book of covenant and documents, the hamza was changed to a waw.

وجمع الوصر أوصار؛

And the plural of Al-Wasr is Awṣār.

فأيكم لم ينله عرف نائله ... دثرا سواما، وفي الأرياف أوصارا

So which of you has not received the knowledge of his bounty... ancient and abundant, and in the rural areas, deeds.

أي أقطعكم وكتب لكم السجلات في الأرياف.

Meaning, he granted you land and wrote for you the records in the rural areas.

الجوهري: الوصر لغة في الإصر، وهو العهد، كما قالوا إرث وورث وإسادة ووسادة

Al-Jawhari: Al-Wasr is a dialectal variant of Al-Iṣr, which is the covenant, just as they said 'Irth' and 'Waratha' and 'Isādah' and 'Wisādah'.

والوصر: الصك وكتاب العهد، والله أعلم.

And Al-Wasr: the deed and the book of covenant, and God knows best.