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سور

Root: سور

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

سور II to enclose, fence in, wall in, surround with a railing or wall (هـ s.th.) III to leap (ه at s.o.), beset, assail, attack, assault (ه s.o.); to befall, overcome, grip (ه s.o., emotion) V to scale (هـ a wall, a cliff, etc.)

Entry 2

سور sūr pl. اسوار aswār wall; enclosure, fence, railing

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