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أَسِير

usārā

(as) captives

বন্দি (হয়ে)

Root letters: أ س رAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,456 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 146

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: أ س ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)وَأَسِيرًا1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)أُسَـٰرَىٰ3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • أُسَـٰرَىٰ(as) captivesusārā · 1 times
  • أَسْرَىٰprisoners of warasrā · 1 times
  • ٱلْأَسْرَىٰٓthe captivesl-asrā · 1 times
  • وَأَسِيرًاand (the) captivewa-asīran · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root أ س ر — know one root, recognise many words.

  • أَسْرtheir formsতাদের জোড়ন
  • تَأْسِرُand you took captiveএবং তোমরা বন্দী করছো

Examples from the Qur'an

And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

Surah 76:8 — Read full ayah

It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world, but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Surah 8:67 — Read full ayah

O Prophet, say to whoever is in your hands of the captives, "If Allāh knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."

Surah 8:70 — Read full ayah