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الدستور

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of a constitution or fundamental law. It refers to a written document that establishes the framework and principles for governing a group or community.

Derived headwords

الدستورnoun
  1. 1.
    Constitutionmodern

    A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

  2. 2.
    Code of lawsclassical

    A collection of laws or regulations, often compiled into a single document.

دساتيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Constitutionsmodern

    The plural form of 'constitution', referring to multiple fundamental laws or governing documents.

  2. 2.
    Codes of lawsclassical

    The plural form of 'code of laws', referring to multiple compilations of regulations.

Parallel reading

الدستور، بالضم: النسخة المعمولة للجماعات التي منها تحريرها، معربة ج: دساتير.
The constitution, with dammah: the version established for groups from which their governance is derived, it is an Arabized word, plural: constitutions.