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زار
to visit /ˈzaː.ra/
verbB1#2450 most common
Also: to call on, to pay a visit to
Example sentences
زار أحمد صديقه.
Ahmad visited his friend.
هل زرتِ المتحف أمس؟
Did you (f.) visit the museum yesterday?
زارت العائلة جدتها يوم الجمعة.
The family visited their grandmother on Friday.
سأزور مصر في الصيف القادم.
I will visit Egypt next summer.
يزور الطلاب المكتبة كل أسبوع لاستعارة الكتب.
The students visit the library every week to borrow books.
لم يكن يتوقع أن يزوره أحد بعد كل هذه السنوات.
He did not expect anyone to visit him after all these years.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَزُورُ | زُرْتُ | سَأَزُورُ |
| 2sg | تَزُورُ | زُرْتَ | سَتَزُورُ |
| 3sg | يَزُورُ | زَارَ | سَيَزُورُ |
| 1pl | نَزُورُ | زُرْنَا | سَنَزُورُ |
| 2pl | تَزُورُونَ | زُرْتُمْ | سَتَزُورُونَ |
| 3pl | يَزُورُونَ | زَارُوا | سَيَزُورُونَ |
Word family
زيارةa visit
زائرvisitor
زوّارvisitors (plural)
مزارshrine, place of visitation
يزورhe visits (present tense)
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ز-و-ر (z-w-r), whose core sense is to turn or incline toward something. Classical Arabic dictionaries link the root's other meanings, such as crookedness and even falsehood, to this same idea of turning aside or turning toward. From that base sense, the specific meaning of turning toward a person, that is, calling on them, gave rise to the verb زار, to visit.
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