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ع-ب-ر

Ayn-Ba-Ra

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Ayn-Ba-Ra (ع-ب-ر) has 2 words in the Fahm dictionary: ʿibrah (lesson / moral / admonition), iʿtabara (to consider / to regard (Form VIII)).

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 9 times in 9 verses, across 8 of the 114 suras. The first is in 3:13. The form عِبْرَةٌ (lesson / moral / admonition) accounts for 6 of them.

Themes: Quranic, Advanced Verbs

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
عِبْرَةٌ
ʿibrah
lesson / moral / admonitionnoun, B16×Character, Community, and Worship
اِعْتَبَرَ
iʿtabara
to consider / to regard (Form VIII)verb, B1Verbs of Thinking

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ ءَايَةٌ فِى فِئَتَيْنِ ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖ فِئَةٌ تُقَـٰتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْىَ ٱلْعَيْنِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

There was a token for you in two hosts which met: one army fighting in the way of Allah, and another disbelieving, whom they saw as twice their number, clearly, with their very eyes. Thus Allah strengtheneth with His succour whom He will. Lo! herein verily is a lesson for those who have eyes.

Quran 3:13
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams.

Quran 12:43
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِى قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe.

Quran 12:111

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).

Word cards with examples

B1noun
عِبْرَةٌ
ʿibrah

lesson / moral / admonition

Example
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ
laqad kāna fī qaṣaṣihim ʿibratun li-ulī al-albāb
There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding (12:111)
Grammar

Feminine noun. Plural: عِبَرٌ (ʿibar). From عَبَرَ (to cross over) - a lesson is something you 'cross over' from story to meaning. Related: اِعْتِبَارٌ (taking heed).

Culture

Quranic stories (qaṣaṣ) are not told for entertainment but for ʿibrah - extracting moral lessons applicable to one's own life.

B1verb
اِعْتَبَرَ
iʿtabara

to consider / to regard (Form VIII)

Example
يُعتَبَرُ هذا الكِتابُ مِن أَفضَلِ الكُتُب.
yuʿtabaru hādhā l-kitābu min afḍali l-kutub.
This book is considered one of the best books.

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