إعصار

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Arabic

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Root
ع ص ر (ʕ-ṣ-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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إِعْصَار (ʔiʕṣārm (plural أَعَاصِير (ʔaʕāṣīr))

  1. storm, whirlwind, tornado, cyclone, hurricane
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:266:
      فَأَصَابَهَا إِعْصَارٌ فِيهِ نَارٌ فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ
      fa-ʔaṣābahā ʔiʕṣārun fīhi nārun fa-ḥtaraqat
      then a fiery whirlwind hits the garden, burning it all up

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