صرط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a road, path, or way. It also touches upon the pronunciation variations of the word for 'road' and its etymological origin.

Derived headwords

صِرَاطnoun

1.
road, pathboth
A way or path, especially a main road or highway. It is the standard term for 'road' in classical and modern Arabic.

سِرَاطnoun

1.
road, pathclassical
An alternative pronunciation of 'ṣirāṭ', meaning road or path. This variant is less common but recognized.

زِرَاطnoun

1.
road, pathclassical
Another variant pronunciation of 'ṣirāṭ', meaning road or path. This form is also less common.

Parallel reading

اهدنا الصراط المستقيم

Guide us to the straight path.

بالصاد

with the letter Sad (ص).

وقرأ يعقوب بالسين

And Ya'qub recited with Sin (س).

وأصل صاده سين قلبت مع الطاء صادا لقرب مخارجها

And the origin of its Sad (ص) is Sin (س) which was inverted to Sad (ص) with Ta' (ط) due to the proximity of their articulation points.

الصراط والسراط والزراط الطريق

Al-ṣirāṭ, al-sirāṭ, and al-zirāṭ are the road.

أكر على الحروريين مهري

I urge my mare towards the Haruriyyin,

وأحملهم على وضح الصراط

And I make them traverse the clear path.