أَسِيرٌ prisoner in Arabic
أَسِيرٌ is how you say “prisoner” in Arabic.
Root ا س ر ʾ-s-r. noun/adjective (fa'īl pattern). asīr.
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Meaning of prisoner in Arabic
- captive, prisoner used broadly for anyone taken captive, even if not literally bound
- one bound or shackled literal sense: tied with an إِسَار, a thong of untanned hide
- an imprisoned person given by one authority as a plain synonym of 'imprisoned'
Example sentence
قال جئت لهذا الأسير الذي في أيديكم
He said: I came for this prisoner who is in your hands.
الْأَسِيرِ prisoner
al- = 'the'; asir means 'captive, prisoner' — it follows 'li-', so it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending.
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How it is used
Applied to a captive or prisoner even when not literally tied up with a rope. The plural is أَسْرَى (also أَسَرَاءُ, أُسَارَى), and when 'woman' isn't already stated the feminine form أَسِيرَةٌ is used instead.
Words from the same root
- أَسَرَهُ he bound him, or took him captive
- أَسْرٌ binding; the act of taking captive
- إِسَارٌ a thong or cord used for binding
- أُسْرَةٌ one's close family or kin
- مَأْسُورٌ a captive, prisoner
More example sentences
فقال النبي ﷺ فقهوا أخاكم في دينه، وأقرئوه القرآن وأطلقوا له أسيره ففعلوا
Then the Prophet ﷺ said: Educate your brother in his religion, teach him the Quran, and release his captive, and they did so.
أَسِيرَهُ his captive
asir means 'captive'; the ending '-hu' adds 'his' — 'his captive'; the object of 'release'.
Common questions
- How do you say "prisoner" in Arabic?
- أَسِير (asīr).
- What is the plural of أسير؟
- أَسْرَى, also أَسَرَاءُ or أُسَارَى.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).