حصار

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See also: حضار

Arabic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from the root ح ص ر (ḥ-ṣ-r).

Noun

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حِصَار (ḥiṣārm

  1. verbal noun of حَاصَرَ (ḥāṣara) (form III)
  2. blockade
  3. siege

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: հիսար (hisar), խսար (xsar)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حصار (hisar)
  • Persian: حصار (hesâr)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حِصَار (ḥiṣār, blockade, siege), verbal noun of حَاصَرَ (ḥāṣara, to beleaguer).

Noun

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حصار (hisar) (definite accusative حصاری (hisarı), plural حصارلر (hisarlar))

  1. castle, fortress, stronghold, any fortified place built to withstand attack
    Synonyms: حصن (hısn), دز (diz), قسطل (kastel), قلعه (kalʼe), كرمان (kerman)
  2. rampart, bulwark, any defensive wall surrounding a castle, fort, or settlement
    Synonym: قلعه دیواری (kalʼe duvarı)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حِصَار (ḥiṣār).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? hisār
Dari reading? hisār
Iranian reading? hesâr
Tajik reading? hisor

Noun

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حصار (hesâr) (plural حصار‌ها (hesâr-hâ))

  1. fence, barrier
  2. (archaic) fortification, fortress
  3. (archaic) safehouse
  4. (archaic, music) a variant of Persian traditional music

References

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