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تَفْسِير
interpretation /taf.ˈsiːr/
nounB1#1792 most common
Also: explanation, exegesis, commentary
Example sentences
هَذَا تَفْسِير جَيِّد.
This is a good interpretation.
أُرِيدُ تَفْسِير هَذِهِ الكَلِمَة.
I want the explanation of this word.
قَرَأْتُ تَفْسِير الآيَة فِي الكِتَاب.
I read the interpretation of the verse in the book.
لَمْ أَفْهَم تَفْسِير المُعَلِّم لِلدَّرْس.
I did not understand the teacher's explanation of the lesson.
يَختَلِفُ العُلَمَاءُ فِي تَفْسِير هَذَا الحُلْم.
Scholars differ in the interpretation of this dream.
إِنَّ تَفْسِير النُّصُوصِ الدِّينِيَّةِ يَتَطَلَّبُ مَعرِفَةً وَاسِعَةً بِاللُّغَةِ وَالتَّارِيخِ.
The interpretation of religious texts requires broad knowledge of language and history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَفْسِيرٌ | تَفَاسِيرُ |
| Genitive | تَفْسِيرٍ | تَفَاسِيرَ |
| Accusative | تَفْسِيراً | تَفَاسِيرَ |
| Vocative | يَا تَفْسِيرُ | يَا تَفَاسِيرُ |
Word family
فَسَّرَto explain, interpret
مُفَسِّرinterpreter, exegete
تَفَاسِيرinterpretations (plural)
اِسْتِفْسَارinquiry, request for explanation
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root f-s-r, which carries the sense of uncovering or laying bare. It is the verbal noun of the form II verb fassara, meaning to explain or interpret. The form II pattern intensifies the basic root, so the noun denotes the act of making something clear. In Islamic scholarship the term came to mean Quranic exegesis specifically.
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