سير

سِيرَةٌ ذ [ i. q. سَيْرٌ as meaning A going, in any manner, or any pace; &c.: see above:] a subst. from 1 in the first of the senses assigned to it above. (M, K.) Lh mentions the saying, اـِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ السِّيرَةِ [ Verily he is good in going, &c.]. (M: in the TA, ↓ السَّيْرَةِ, as having the meaning here next following.) ― -b2- Also, (M,) or ↓ سَيْرَةٌ, (K,) [but the former seems to be the right, being agreeable with analogy, whereas the latter is anomalous,] A mode, or manner, of going, &c. (M, K.) ― -b3- And the former, (tropical:) A way, course, rule, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or life or the like; syn. طَرِيقَةٌ (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K) and سُنَّةٌ (M, K) and مَذْهَبٌ: (Mgh:) pl. سِيَرٌ. (Mgh, Msb.) You say, سَارَ بِهِمْ سِيرَةً حَسَنَةً (tropical:) [ He pursued with them a good way of acting ]. (S.) And سَارَ الوَالِى فِى الرَّعِيَّهِ سِيرَةً حَسَنَةً (tropical:) [ The prefect, or governor, pursued among the subjects a good way of acting ]; (A, Msb; *) and in like manner, سِيرَةً قَبِيحَةً [ a bad way of acting ]. (Msb.) ― -b4- (assumed tropical:) The record of a man's actions and pious works; the prefixed noun صَحِيفَة being understood. (Mgh.) ― -b5- (tropical:) Stories of the ancients: (M, K:) [or so سِيرَةُ أَوَّلِينَ:] you say, هٰذَا فِى سِيرَةِ الأَوَّلِينَ (tropical:) [ This is in the stories of the ancients ]. (A.) ― -b6- [Hence it is used in the present day as meaning (assumed tropical:) The mention of a person or thing: and (assumed tropical:) a matter, or subject, of discourse. ] ― -b7- Also, as a law term, (Mgh,) or so [the pl.] سِيَرٌ, (Mgh, Msb,) (assumed tropical:) Military expeditions; or the memorable actions thereof; (Msb;) or the affairs thereof. (Mgh.) And they say السِّيَرُ الكَبِيرُ [meaning (assumed tropical:) The great book of military expeditions; for كِتَابٌ السِّيَرُ الكَبِيرُ]; using a masc. epithet in lieu of the [suppressed] prefixed noun كِتَاب. (Mgh.) ― -b8- Also, the sing., (assumed tropical:) Mode, or manner, of being; state, or condition; syn. هَيْئَةٌ, (M, O, Msb, K,) and حَالَةٌ. (O, Msb.) So in the Kur xx. 22. (M, O, TA.) -A2- Also Wheat, or other provision, that is brought from a place to be laid up in store. (S, O, K.)