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أَسْر

captivity /ˈʔasr/

nounB2#3167 most common

Also: capture, taking prisoner, imprisonment

Example sentences

هُوَ في الأَسْرِ.
He is in captivity.
عَاشَ الجُنْدِيُّ سَنَتَيْنِ في الأَسْرِ.
The soldier lived two years in captivity.
أُطْلِقَ سَرَاحُ الرَّهَائِنِ بَعْدَ فَتْرَةٍ مِنَ الأَسْرِ.
The hostages were released after a period of captivity.
وَقَعَ عَدَدٌ مِنَ الجُنُودِ في أَسْرِ العَدُوِّ.
A number of soldiers fell into the enemy's captivity.
حَاوَلَ الأَسِيرُ الهُرُوبَ مِنْ أَسْرِهِ مِرَارًا.
The captive tried repeatedly to escape his captivity.
أَثَّرَ طُولُ مُدَّةِ الأَسْرِ سَلْبًا عَلَى صِحَّتِهِ النَّفْسِيَّةِ.
The length of the captivity period took a toll on his mental health.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeأَسْرٌ
Genitiveأَسْرٍ
Accusativeأَسْرًا
Vocativeيَا أَسْرُ

Word family

أَسِيرcaptive, prisoner
أَسَرَto capture, to take prisoner
إِسَارbond, fetter
مَأْسُورcaptured, taken prisoner
أُسْرَةfamily, household

Etymology

أَسْر comes from the Semitic root ʔ-s-r, meaning to bind or tie. The verb أَسَرَ means to capture or take prisoner, and أَسْر is its verbal noun, naming the state of being bound or held. The same root also gives أُسْرَة, the word for family, built on the image of people tied together as one unit.

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