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سرك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a slowness or weakness in walking, often due to fatigue or physical ailment. It can also refer to a general decline in bodily strength after a period of vigor.

Derived headwords

السَّرُوكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slowness in walkingboth

    A slowness and sluggishness in gait, often caused by weakness or exhaustion.

  2. 2.
    weakness of bodyclassical

    A decline in bodily strength after a period of vigor.

سَرُكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyboth

    To walk with slowness and sluggishness, typically due to weakness or fatigue.

  2. 2.
    to become weakclassical

    To experience a decline in bodily strength after having been strong.

تَسَارَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyclassical

    To walk with slowness and sluggishness, indicating a difficulty in movement due to weakness or exhaustion.

تَسَرْوُكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyclassical

    To walk with slowness and sluggishness, stemming from weakness or fatigue.

سَرْوَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyclassical

    To walk with slowness and sluggishness, caused by weakness or exhaustion.

Parallel reading

السروكة: رداءة المشي وإبطاء فيه من عجف أو إعياء.
Al-sarūkah: slowness of walking and slowness in it from weakness or exhaustion.
ابن الأعرابي: سرك الرجل إذا ضعف بدنه بعد قوة.
Ibn al-A'rābī: A man 'sarak' if his body weakens after strength.
ابن السكيت: تساركت في المشي وتسروكت وسروكت، وهما رداءة المشي من عجف وإعياء.
Ibn al-Sikkīt: I walked slowly (tasārakta), and I walked slowly (tasarokta), and I walked slowly (sarokta), and they are slowness of walking from weakness and exhaustion.