A2noun
إشارة مُرور
ishārat murūr
traffic light
Example
تَوَقَّف عِنْد إشارة المُرور.
tawaqqaf ʿinda ishārat al-murūr.
Stop at the traffic light.
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Arabic root
ش-و-ر
2 words from this root family
B2noun
شُورَى
shūrā
consultation / mutual counsel
Example
وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَى بَيْنَهُمْ
wa-amruhum shūrā baynahum
And their affair is determined by consultation among themselves (42:38)
Grammar
Feminine noun (fuʿlā pattern, used as maṣdar). Verb: شَاوَرَ (Form III, to consult). Surah ash-Shūrā (42) is named after this concept.
Culture
Shūrā is the Quranic principle of governance through consultation — it is a defining characteristic of the believing community and the basis for Islamic democratic theory.