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عُثُور
finding, discovery (of something), coming across /ʕuˈθuːr/
nounA2#853 most common
Also: discovery, locating, coming upon
Example sentences
تَمَّ العُثُورُ عَلَى المِفتاحِ.
The key was found.
العُثُورُ عَلَى عَمَلٍ لَيسَ سَهلاً.
Finding a job is not easy.
ساعَدَني صَديقي في العُثُورِ عَلَى مَنزِلٍ جَديدٍ.
My friend helped me find a new house.
بَعدَ بَحثٍ طَويلٍ، تَمَّ العُثُورُ عَلَى الوَثائِقِ المَفقودَةِ.
After a long search, the missing documents were found.
يُعَدُّ العُثُورُ عَلَى آثارٍ قَديمَةٍ في المَوقِعِ اكتِشافاً مُهِمّاً.
Finding ancient artifacts at the site is considered an important discovery.
لَم يَكُنِ العُثُورُ عَلَى حَلٍّ وَسَطٍ بَينَ الطَّرَفَينِ بِالأَمرِ اليَسيرِ.
Finding a compromise between the two parties was no easy matter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عُثُورٌ | — |
| Genitive | عُثُورٍ | — |
| Accusative | عُثُوراً | — |
| Vocative | يا عُثُورُ | — |
Word family
عَثَرَto stumble; (with على) to come upon, find
عَثْرَةa stumble, slip, lapse
تَعَثَّرَto stumble, falter, stall
عاثِرstumbling; ill-fated, unlucky
Etymology
عُثُور is the verbal noun of the verb عَثَرَ, whose root sense is to stumble or trip. Paired with the preposition على, the verb shifted to mean to come upon or find something, often by chance. The noun therefore names the act of finding or discovery. The path from physical stumbling to chance discovery matches the English idiom to stumble upon.
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