أَنْصَارٌ Ansar in Arabic
أَنْصَارٌ is how you say “Ansar” in Arabic.
Root ن ص ر n-ṣ-r. noun (plural, from active participle). anṣār.
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Meaning of Ansar in Arabic
- helpers, supporters plural of nāṣir, 'one who aids'
- the Anṣār the Medinan Muslims who supported the Prophet Muhammad
Example sentence
وقال لرجال ممن كانوا معه من الأنصار ادخلوا على رسول الله ﷺ فاجلسوا عنده واحذروا عليه هذا الخبيث
He said to the men from the Ansar who were with him: Enter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, sit with him, and be wary of this treacherous one.
الْأَنْصَارِ the Ansar
al- = 'the'; ansar means 'the Helpers (of Medina)' — the noun after 'min'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Literally the plural of nāṣir ('helper'), built on the root sense of aiding someone, especially against an enemy. As a proper noun, al-Anṣār names the Medinan Muslims who gave aid to the Prophet Muhammad.
Words from the same root
- نَصْرٌ help, aid; victory
- نَاصِرٌ a helper, one who aids
- انتصر he was victorious; defended himself
- مَنْصُورٌ aided; made victorious
- نُصْرَةٌ aid, support
More example sentences
وَاجْتمعَ على بيعَته الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَار
The Emigrants and the Helpers united in pledging allegiance to him.
وَالْأَنْصَارُ and the Helpers
'And' plus a broken plural 'the Helpers', a second subject, nominative — the Medinans who aided the Prophet. Emigrants and Helpers alike pledged to him.
Common questions
- How do you say "helpers" in Arabic?
- أَنْصَارٌ (anṣār)
- Who were the Anṣār?
- The Medinan Muslims who supported and aided the Prophet Muhammad; the word literally means 'helpers,' the plural of nāṣir.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).