وصر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a covenant, agreement, or pledge. It also extends to the act of sealing or confirming such an agreement, and by extension, a document that formalizes it.

Derived headwords

الوصرnoun

1.
like 'wizr' with kasra, by analogy with a pregnant womanboth
like 'wizr' with kasra, by analogy with a pregnant woman

الإصرnoun

1.
the covenantboth
the covenant
2.
the sinboth
the sin
3.
the burdenboth
the burden

العهدةnoun

1.
the purchase contractboth
the purchase contract
2.
and it is also the guarantee/liabilityboth
and it is also the guarantee/liability

Parallel reading

الوصر: لغة في الإصر، وهو العهد

Al-waṣr: A linguistic variant of al-iṣr, which is the covenant.

كما قالوا: إرث وورث، وإسادة ووسادة

As they said: irth and warath, and isādah and wisādah.

والوصر: الصك

And al-waṣr: the deed/document.

وكتاب العهدة

And the book of the pledge/responsibility.

إن هذا اشترى منى أرضا وقبض منى وصرها

Indeed, this person bought land from me and received its deed/seal from me.

فلا هو يرد على الوصر

So he neither returns the deed/seal

ولا يعطينى الثمن

Nor does he give me the price.