أسوار

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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أَسْوَار (ʔaswārm pl

  1. plural of سُور (sūr)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle Persian ʾswbʾl (/⁠aswār⁠/).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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أَسْوَار (ʔaswārm (plural أَسَاوِرَة (ʔasāwira) or أَسَاوِر (ʔasāwir))

  1. (archaic, historical) a member of the Sasanian military unit aswârân