مَسِيرٌ
Root: سير
Full Definition
مَسِيرٌ
an Verbal.Noun of سَارَ.
2 [Also A place, and a time, of going, or journeying.]
3 And pass. part. n. of سَارَ; [and so مَسُورٌ , for] you say طَرِيقٌ مَسُورٌ, or طَرِيقٌ مَسُورٌ فِيهِ, [A travelled road,] and رَجُلٌ مَسُورٌ بِهِ [A man made to go, or journey, &c.]: accord. to Kh, in this case, and in others like it, the ى is changed into و [so that مَسْيُورٌ, the original form of مَسِيرٌ and of مَسُورٌ, becomes مَسْوُورٌ, and is then contracted into مَسُورٌ]: or, accord. to Kh, the ى is rejected: but accord. to Akh, it is the و that is rejected [so that مَسْيُورٌ becomes مَسْيُرٌ; and then, مَسُيْرٌ; and then مَسُورٌ].
2 [Also A place, and a time, of going, or journeying.]
3 And pass. part. n. of سَارَ; [and so مَسُورٌ , for] you say طَرِيقٌ مَسُورٌ, or طَرِيقٌ مَسُورٌ فِيهِ, [A travelled road,] and رَجُلٌ مَسُورٌ بِهِ [A man made to go, or journey, &c.]: accord. to Kh, in this case, and in others like it, the ى is changed into و [so that مَسْيُورٌ, the original form of مَسِيرٌ and of مَسُورٌ, becomes مَسْوُورٌ, and is then contracted into مَسُورٌ]: or, accord. to Kh, the ى is rejected: but accord. to Akh, it is the و that is rejected [so that مَسْيُورٌ becomes مَسْيُرٌ; and then, مَسُيْرٌ; and then مَسُورٌ].
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