عورة

See also: غوره

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع و ر (ʕ-w-r). Possibly cognate with Hebrew ערווה.

Noun

عَوْرَة • (ʕawra) f (plural عَوْرَات (ʕawrāt))

1. defectiveness, faultiness, deficiency, imperfection
2. (Islam) nakedness, awrah
3. (plural) pudendum, genitals
4. (plural) weaknesses, weak spots

Declension

Declension of noun عَوْرَة (ʕawra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوْرَة ʕawra	الْعَوْرَة al-ʕawra	عَوْرَة ʕawrat
Nominative	عَوْرَةٌ ʕawratun	الْعَوْرَةُ al-ʕawratu	عَوْرَةُ ʕawratu
Accusative	عَوْرَةً ʕawratan	الْعَوْرَةَ al-ʕawrata	عَوْرَةَ ʕawrata
Genitive	عَوْرَةٍ ʕawratin	الْعَوْرَةِ al-ʕawrati	عَوْرَةِ ʕawrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوْرَتَيْن ʕawratayn	الْعَوْرَتَيْن al-ʕawratayn	عَوْرَتَيْ ʕawratay
Nominative	عَوْرَتَانِ ʕawratāni	الْعَوْرَتَانِ al-ʕawratāni	عَوْرَتَا ʕawratā
Accusative	عَوْرَتَيْنِ ʕawratayni	الْعَوْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕawratayni	عَوْرَتَيْ ʕawratay
Genitive	عَوْرَتَيْنِ ʕawratayni	الْعَوْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕawratayni	عَوْرَتَيْ ʕawratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوْرَات ʕawrāt	الْعَوْرَات al-ʕawrāt	عَوْرَات ʕawrāt
Nominative	عَوْرَاتٌ ʕawrātun	الْعَوْرَاتُ al-ʕawrātu	عَوْرَاتُ ʕawrātu
Accusative	عَوْرَاتٍ ʕawrātin	الْعَوْرَاتِ al-ʕawrāti	عَوْرَاتِ ʕawrāti
Genitive	عَوْرَاتٍ ʕawrātin	الْعَوْرَاتِ al-ʕawrāti	عَوْرَاتِ ʕawrāti

Descendants

• → English: awrah
• → Persian: عورت ('aurat)
  • → Azerbaijani: arvad
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: औरत (aurat)

    Urdu: عورت (aurat)

  • → Ottoman Turkish: عورت
    • Turkish: avrat

Adjective

عَوْرَة • (ʕawra) f

1. exposed, open, vulnerable
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:13:

     وَإِذْ قَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُوا وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِيَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِنْ يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِرَارًا

     waʔiḏ qālat ṭāʔifatun minhum yā ʔahla yaṯriba lā muqāma lakum fārjiʕū wayastaʔḏinu farīqun minhumu n-nabiyya yaqūlūna ʔinna buyūtanā ʕawratun wamā hiya biʕawratin ʔin yurīdūna ʔillā firāran

     Abdulala Maududi: And when a section of them said: “(O people of Yathrib), now there is no place for you to stay, so turn back.” (And call to mind) when a section of them was seeking permission from the Prophet to leave, saying: “Our houses are exposed (to attack),” although they were not exposed (to attack); they only wished to flee (from the battle-front).