ʕurwaẗ عُرْوَة , pl. ʕuràⁿ
1a buttonhole; b loop, noose, coil; c ear, handle (of a jug, and the like); 2 tie, bond, e.g., ʕurà ’l-ṣadāqaẗ, bonds of friendship; support, prop, stay – WehrCowan1976
▪ Prob. akin to ↗ʕarā, ĭʕtarà ‘to befall, strike, afflict’
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►al-ʕurwaẗ al-wuṯqà, n.f., the firm, reliable grip or hold, the firm tie For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗ʕarā as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗ʕRW.
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