Arabic - English Dictionary حصَرَ يَحصُر ويَحصِر، حَصْرًا، فهو حاصِر، والمفعول مَحْصور
Root: ح ص رSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
حصَر الشَّخصَ
ضيَّقَ عليه وأحاط به
🇬🇧 Translation:
Constrained him and besieged him.
حبسه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Constrained him and surrounded him
حصَر الشَّيءَ
حَدَّه وقصره
🇬🇧 Translation:
Imprisoned or confined him
وضعها بينهما.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Placed it between them.
أحصاه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Counted it, limited/restricted it.
Example / Citation:
- " حصَره المرضُ أو الخوفُ : منعه من المضيّ لأمره
- حصار اقتصاديّ
- {أَوْ جَاءُوكُمْ حَاصِرَاتٍ صُدُورُهُمْ} [ق] : ضيِّقات "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " He was constrained by illness or fear: preventing him from proceeding with his affair
- Economic embargo
- {Or they come to you with their chests restricted (haashirat)} [An-Nisa': 90]: constricted "