Word.ws English Dictionary

exegesis in Arabic

تَفْسِير tafsīr

/ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs//ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/

exegesis in Arabic: تَفْسِير (tafsīr). In English, exegesis means a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

Arabic words for exegesis

interpretation of a text, especially a religious text
تَفْسِير tafsīr

English meaning of exegesis

  1. noun A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
  2. noun An explanatory note; a gloss.

Full definition of exegesis

exegesis in other languages

Questions about exegesis in Arabic

What is the meaning of exegesis in Arabic?
Exegesis in Arabic is تَفْسِير (tafsīr).
ما معنى كلمة exegesis؟
Exegesis: تَفْسِير (tafsīr).
What does exegesis mean in English?
Exegesis means a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: exegesis (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exegesis.wav, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-exegesis.wav.

Cite this page: “exegesis meaning in Arabic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/arabic/exegesis. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.