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جِسْر
bridge /ˈd͡ʒisr/
nounB1#1655 most common
Also: overpass, span
Example sentences
هٰذَا جِسْرٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big bridge.
نَمْشِي عَلَى الْجِسْرِ.
We walk on the bridge.
عَبَرْنَا الْجِسْرَ بِالسَّيَّارَةِ.
We crossed the bridge by car.
بَنَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ جِسْراً جَدِيداً فَوْقَ النَّهْرِ.
The city built a new bridge over the river.
يُعَدُّ هٰذَا الْجِسْرُ أَطْوَلَ جِسْرٍ مُعَلَّقٍ فِي الْبِلَادِ.
This bridge is considered the longest suspension bridge in the country.
اللُّغَةُ جِسْرٌ بَيْنَ الثَّقَافَاتِ، تَصِلُ مَا فَرَّقَتْهُ الْحُدُودُ.
Language is a bridge between cultures, connecting what borders have separated.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جِسْرٌ | جُسُورٌ |
| Genitive | جِسْرٍ | جُسُورٍ |
| Accusative | جِسْراً | جُسُوراً |
| Vocative | يَا جِسْرُ | يَا جُسُورُ |
Word family
جُسُورbridges (plural)
جَسَرَto dare, to venture across
جَسُورbold, daring
جَسارةboldness, courage
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ج-س-ر (j-s-r), tied to the idea of daring and venturing across. A bridge is the thing one crosses to reach the other side. The same root gives the verb جَسَرَ, to dare, and the noun جَسارة, boldness.
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