'-y-r

Description

The Arabic root عير ('-y-r) fundamentally refers to a caravan or traveling merchant group, particularly one transporting goods, typically consisting of camels and their loads. In the Quranic context, this root appears most notably in Surah Yusuf (Joseph) where it relates to the caravan that found Joseph in the well and later the caravan that Jacob's sons encountered when traveling to Egypt for provisions. The term carries significance in illustrating the commercial and social networks of the time, as well as serving as a narrative device in the story of Prophet Joseph's journey from abandonment to reunion with his family.