B1verb
اِعْتَبَرَ
iʿtabara
to consider / to regard (Form VIII)
Example
يُعتَبَرُ هذا الكِتابُ مِن أَفضَلِ الكُتُب.
yuʿtabaru hādhā l-kitābu min afḍali l-kutub.
This book is considered one of the best books.
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Arabic root
ع-ب-ر
2 words from this root family
B1noun
عِبْرَةٌ
ʿibrah
lesson / moral / admonition
Example
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ
laqad kāna fī qaṣaṣihim ʿibratun li-ulī al-albāb
There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding (12:111)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Plural: عِبَرٌ (ʿibar). From عَبَرَ (to cross over) — a lesson is something you 'cross over' from story to meaning. Related: اِعْتِبَارٌ (taking heed).
Culture
Quranic stories (qaṣaṣ) are not told for entertainment but for ʿibrah — extracting moral lessons applicable to one's own life.