سرق

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

The root سرق (s-r-q) primarily denotes the act of stealing, taking something secretly and illicitly. It extends to related concepts like stealth, hiddenness, and even metaphorical theft, such as stealing glances or sounds. The root also encompasses terms for specific types of silk and places.

Derived headwords

سَرَقَverb

1.
to stealboth
To take someone's property secretly and unlawfully, especially from a protected place.
2.
to be hiddenclassical
To be concealed or obscure.

يَسْرِقُverb

1.
he stealsboth
Present tense of the verb 'to steal'.

سَرَقًاnoun

1.
stealingboth
The act of stealing; a theft.
2.
hiddennessclassical
The state of being hidden or concealed.

اسْتَرَقَverb

1.
to steal (from)both
To steal something, often with an implication of stealth or taking advantage of an opportunity.
2.
to steal a glance/hearingboth
To look or listen stealthily.

السَّارِقُname

1.
the thiefboth
One who steals, especially one who enters a protected place to commit theft.

السَّارِقَةُname

1.
the female thiefboth
A female who steals.

السَّرِقُnoun

1.
silk fabricclassical
A type of fine silk fabric, often white.
2.
شقاق الحريرclassical
Pieces or strips of silk.

السَّرِقَةُnoun

1.
theftboth
The act or instance of stealing.
2.
a piece of silkclassical
A piece or strip of fine silk.

رَجُلٌ سَارِقٌadjective

1.
a thieving manboth
A man who is a thief.

سُرُقٌnoun

1.
thievesclassical
Plural of 'saruq', referring to thieves.

سُرَّاقٌnoun

1.
thievesboth
Plural of 'sariq', referring to thieves.

سُرُوقٌadjective

1.
thieving (dog)classical
Describing a dog that is prone to stealing.

سُرُوقَةٌadjective

1.
thievingclassical
A descriptive term for something that steals, often used for animals.

السَّرْوُnoun

1.
theftclassical
A variant form of 'sariq' meaning theft, derived from 'sara' (to travel by night).

سَرَقَهُverb

1.
to accuse of theftclassical
To attribute the act of stealing to someone.

اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَverb

1.
to eavesdropboth
To listen secretly to conversations or sounds.

يُسَارِقُ النَّظَرَverb

1.
to steal glancesboth
To look at someone stealthily, often when they are not paying attention.

الاسْتِرَاقُnoun

1.
stealthy listeningboth
The act of listening secretly or eavesdropping.
2.
stealthy takingclassical
The act of taking something stealthily or by trickery.

المُسْتَلِبُname

1.
one who snatchesclassical
One who forcibly takes something from another's possession.

المُنْتَهِبُname

1.
one who plundersclassical
One who seizes property violently or during a conflict.

المُحْتَرِسُname

1.
one who seizesclassical
One who takes property by force or cunning.

المُسَارَقَةُnoun

1.
stealthy lookingboth
The act of stealing glances.
2.
stealthy hearingboth
The act of eavesdropping.

التَّسَرُّقُnoun

1.
stealthy lookingclassical
The act of stealing glances.
2.
stealthy hearingclassical
The act of eavesdropping.

سَرَقاتُ الهِجاءِnoun

1.
plagiarized insultsclassical
Insults or satirical verses that have been stolen or copied from others.

انْسَرَقَتْverb

1.
weakenedclassical
To become weak or feeble, referring to physical strength or joints.

انسِرَاقٌnoun

1.
weaknessclassical
A state of weakness or feebleness.
2.
hiding awayclassical
The act of withdrawing or hiding oneself from a group.

مَسْرُوقٌadjective

1.
stolenboth
Something that has been stolen.
2.
having a nasal soundclassical
Describing a voice that has a nasal quality, as if 'stolen'.

السُّوَارِقُname

1.
jointsclassical
A term for joints, particularly in the context of restraints or shackles.

سَارِقَةٌname

1.
jointclassical
A single joint, often referring to parts of restraints.

سُرَاقَةُname

1.
Surāqahboth
A proper name, referring to individuals like Surāqah bin Ja'sham or Surāqah bin Mālik al-Mudlajī, companions of the Prophet.
2.
plagiaristclassical
One who steals poetry or other literary works.

مِسْرَقَانٌname

1.
Misraqunclassical
A place name in Iraq.

سَرَقَاname

1.
Sariqaclassical
A place name, possibly a district or region.

سَرَقْname

1.
Sariqclassical
A place name, specifically one of the seven districts (kwar) of Ahwaz.

سَارِقُ الشِّعْرِname

1.
plagiarist of poetryclassical
One who steals or plagiarizes poetry.

الشَّافِنُname

1.
lecherous gazerclassical
One who looks lustfully or lecherously, especially at young men.

Parallel reading

سرق الشيء يسرقه سرقا وسرقا واسترقه

He stole the thing, stealing it, stealing it, and he stole it.

والاسم السرق والسرقة، بكسر الراء فيهما

And the noun is 'as-sariq' and 'as-sariqah', with a kasra on the ra' in both.

وفي المثل: سرق السارق فانتحر

And in the proverb: The thief stole, and then he committed suicide.

ورجل سارق من قوم سرقة وسراق

And a man is a thief from a people of thieves and thieves.

وكلب سروق لا غير

And a thieving dog, nothing else.

ولا يسرق الكلب السروق نعالها

And the thieving dog does not steal her sandals.

وسرقه: نسبه إلى السرق

And 'saraqahu': he attributed theft to him.

إن ابنك سرق

Indeed, your son stole.

واسترقه السمع أي استرق مستخفيا

And he stole a hearing, meaning he listened stealthily.

هو يسارق النظر إليه إذا اهتبل غفلته لينظر إليه

He steals glances at him when he seizes his inattention to look at him.

ما نخاف على مطيتها السرق

We do not fear theft for its mount.

تسترق الجن السمع

The jinn steal a hearing.

لا تحسبن دراهم سرقتها تمحو مخازيك التي بعمان

Do not think that dirhams you have stolen will erase your disgraces which are in Oman.

والسارق والسارقة

And the male thief and the female thief.

إن يسرق فقد سرق أخ له من قبل

If he steals, then a brother of his has stolen before.

المسارقة والاستراق والتسرق: اختلاس النظر والسمع

Al-musaraqah, al-istirāq, and at-tasarruq: stealing glances and hearing.

بخلت عليك، فما يجود بنائل إلا اختلاس حديثها المتسرق

You were stingy with me, so he does not bestow a gift except by stealthily taking her spoken words.

فأما سراقات الهجاء، فإنها كلام تهاداه اللئام تهاديا

As for the plagiarized insults, they are words that the base pass to each other.

وسرق الشيء سرقا: خفي

And the thing was stolen (kharaja) secretly: it was hidden.

وسرقت مفاصله وانسرقت: ضعفت

And his joints were stolen (weakened) and became weak.

فاتر الطرف في قواه انسراق

Faltering of the eye in its strength is weakness.

فيهن محروق النواصف مسروق البغام وشادن أكحل

Among them is a burnt-necked one, a nasally-voiced one, and a kohl-eyed fawn.

والسرق: شقاق الحرير

And 'as-saraq': strips of silk.

يرفلن في سرق الفرند وقزه

They swagger in silk of fine patterns and down.

وأنها البيض من شقق الحرير

And they are the white ones from the strips of silk.

من رقرقان آلها المسجور، سبائبا كسرق الحرير

From the shimmering of their well-built lineage, like strips of silk.

أن سائلا سأله عن بيع سرق الحرير قال: هلا قلت شقق الحرير

That a questioner asked him about selling silk strips, he said: Why didn't you say 'strips of silk'?

سرق الحرير هي الشقق إلا أنها البيض خاصة

Silk strips are the strips, except they are specifically the white ones.

بنات الروم في سرق الحرير

Daughters of Rome in silk strips.

يرفلن في سرق الحرير وقزه

They swagger in silk strips and down.

يحملك الملك في سرقة من حرير

The angel carries you in a piece of silk.

رأيت كأن بيدي سرقة من حرير

I saw as if in my hand was a piece of silk.

إذا بعتم السرق فلا تشتروه

If you sell the silk strips, do not buy them.

إذا أزمت بالساعدين السوارق

When the joints of the forearms are tightened.

حنايا حديد مقفل وسوارقه

Bends of locked iron and its joints.

هذا سراقة للقرآن يدرسه

This is Surāqah studying the Quran.

سقى هزم الأوساط منبجس العرى منازلها من مسرقان وسرقا

May the slopes of the middle be watered, the springs of the roots, their dwellings from Misraqun and Sariqa.

وسراقة بن مالك المدلجي أحد الصحابة

And Surāqah bin Mālik al-Mudlajī, one of the companions.

فكن جرذا فيها تخون وتسرق

So be a mouse in it, betraying and stealing.

فحظك من ملك العراقين سرق

Your share of the rule of the two Iraqs is Sariq.

ويقال لسارق الشعر سراقة

And the plagiarist of poetry is called a 'surraqah'.

ولسارق النظر إلى الغلمان الشافن

And for one who steals glances at lecherous youths.