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title: "عَبَرَ (ʿabara) meaning in Arabic: to cross"
description: "عَبَرَ (ʿabara) means “to cross”. Root ع·ب·ر, pattern فَعَلَ, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/abara"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# عَبَرَ

*ʿabara* · **to cross**

عَبَرَ (ʿabara) is an Arabic verb meaning “to cross”. It is built on the root ع·ب·ر in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ع·ب·ر
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: B1

## Forms of عَبَرَ

- Present: يَعْبُرُ

## Words from the root ع·ب·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ب·ر with عَبَرَ; each opens its own entry.

- [عِبْرَة](https://fasaha.app/w/ibra) — ʿibra, lesson, moral (B2)
- [اعْتَبَرَ](https://fasaha.app/w/itabara) — iʿtabara, to take heed; to consider (B2)

## How to read عَبَرَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about عَبَرَ

### What is the root of عَبَرَ?

The root of عَبَرَ is ع·ب·ر. Words built on the same root include عِبْرَة (lesson, moral), اعْتَبَرَ (to take heed; to consider).

### What pattern does عَبَرَ follow?

عَبَرَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ع·ب·ر poured into it.

### What level is عَبَرَ?

Fasaha first uses عَبَرَ at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)