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السير

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns movement, travel, and the act of going. It extends to concepts of a path, a journey, a way of life, and even the passage of time. Derived terms also relate to specific types of movement, objects associated with travel, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

سَارَverb
  1. 1.
    to go, to travelboth

    To move from one place to another; to journey.

  2. 2.
    to proceedboth

    To move forward or continue on a course.

سَارَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to travel with someoneclassical

    To journey together with another person.

أَسَارَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone travelclassical

    To cause someone to journey or move.

سَارَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to travel with it/himclassical

    To journey accompanied by something or someone.

سَيَّرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make it moveboth

    To cause something to travel or move.

  2. 2.
    to set it in motionboth

    To initiate the movement of something.

السَّيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    travel, journeyboth

    The act or instance of traveling or going.

  2. 2.
    movementboth

    The act of moving or being in motion.

  3. 3.
    pace, gaitboth

    The manner or speed of walking or moving.

المَسِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    journey, travelboth

    A trip or a period of travel.

  2. 2.
    path, routeboth

    A way or course taken for traveling.

  3. 3.
    garment with stripesclassical

    A type of clothing characterized by stripes.

  4. 4.
    sweetmeatclassical

    A type of confection or sweet food.

التَّسْيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    traveling, journeyingclassical

    The act of making a journey or traveling extensively.

المَسِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    journey, marchboth

    A long walk or march, often for a specific purpose.

  2. 2.
    processionboth

    A formal march or parade.

السَّيْرُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    process, courseclassical

    The continuous movement or development of something.

السِّيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    biography, life storyboth

    An account of someone's life and experiences.

  2. 2.
    way of life, conductboth

    A person's manner of living or behaving.

  3. 3.
    tradition, customboth

    A long-established belief or behavior passed down.

  4. 4.
    yearclassical

    A period of twelve months.

  5. 5.
    provision, sustenanceclassical

    Food or other necessities supplied for a journey or period.

مَسْوَرadjective
  1. 1.
    walledboth

    Enclosed or surrounded by a wall.

  2. 2.
    endowed withclassical

    Possessing or gifted with something.

سَيَّارadjective
  1. 1.
    much travelingboth

    One who travels frequently or extensively.

السَّيُورnoun
  1. 1.
    straps, thongsboth

    Long, narrow strips of leather or other material.

سَيَّارname
  1. 1.
    name of a personboth

    A proper name for individuals, including a companion and scholars.

السَّيَّارِيُّونname
  1. 1.
    a group of peopleclassical

    A collective designation for a group of individuals, possibly followers or scholars.

السَّيَّارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    caravanboth

    A group of vehicles or people traveling together, especially across a desert.

أَبُو سَيَّارَةname
  1. 1.
    a person's epithetclassical

    An epithet referring to a specific individual known for his consistent travel.

السِّيرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fabricclassical

    A kind of cloth, possibly with yellow stripes or mixed with silk.

  2. 2.
    pure goldclassical

    Refers to unalloyed gold.

  3. 3.
    plant resembling 'khilla'classical

    A botanical term for a plant similar to the 'khilla' plant.

  4. 4.
    crust on a date pitclassical

    The thin layer adhering to the stone of a date.

  5. 5.
    heart's membraneclassical

    The pericardium or a similar covering of the heart.

  6. 6.
    palm frondclassical

    A leaf or branch of a palm tree.

السَّيَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    Refers to a specific location, possibly a river or region.

سَيْرَوَانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A geographical name referring to a district or region in various locations.

سَائَرverb
  1. 1.
    to make something travelclassical

    To cause something to move or proceed.

سَيَّرَ الجِلّverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to remove the saddleclassical

    To take the saddle off a horse.

سَارَ سِيرَةًverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to narrate tales of ancientsclassical

    To recount stories and traditions from past generations.

سَارَ المَرْأَةُ خِضَابَهَاverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to apply dye to her handsclassical

    For a woman to apply henna or dye to her hands.

تَسَيَّرَ جِلْدُهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    its skin peeled offclassical

    For the skin to become detached or shed.

اسْتَارَverb
  1. 1.
    to supply provisionsclassical

    To provide food or other necessities.

بِسِيرَتِهِprepositional phrase
  1. 1.
    according to his traditionclassical

    Following the established way or custom of someone.

سَيْرname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A geographical location mentioned as a site where spoils were divided.

Parallel reading

الذهاب، كالمسير والتسيار والمسيرة والسيرورة، وسار يسير وساره غيره وأساره وسار به وسيره
Going, like the journey, extensive travel, the march, and the process, and he traveled, he travels, and others traveled with him, and he made him travel, and he traveled with him, and he made it move.
والاسم: السيرة.
And the noun is: the biography/way of life.
وطريق مسور ورجل مسور به.
And a walled road, and a man endowed with it.
والسيرة: الضرب من السير.
And the 'sira' (biography/way) is: the type of travel.
وكهمزة: الكثير السير.
And like 'hamza': the one who travels a lot.
والسيرة، بالكسر: السنة، والطريقة، والهيئة، والميرة.
And the 'sira' (with kasra): the year, the method, the form, and the provisions.
والسير، بالفتح: الذي يقد من الجلد ج: سيور
And the 'sayr' (with fatha): that which is cut from leather, plural: straps.
وإليه نسب المحدثان: الحسين بن محمد، وعبد الملك بن أحمد السيوريان
And attributed to him are the two traditionists: Al-Husayn bin Muhammad, and Abd al-Malik bin Ahmad al-Siyuriyan.
وهبير سيار، ككتان: رمل نجدي كانت به وقعة.
And Hubayr Sayyar, like 'kattan': a sandy area in Najd where a battle took place.
والسيارة: القافلة.
And the 'sayyarah' is: the caravan.
وكان يقول: أشرق ثبير كيما نغير، أي: كي نسرع إلى النحر
And he used to say: 'Thabir, rise so that we may hasten,' meaning: 'so that we may rush to the sacrifice.'
فقيل: " أصح من عير أبي سيارة".
And it was said: 'More sound than Abu Sayyarah's donkey.'
والسيراء، كالعنباء: نوع من البرود فيه خطوط صفر، أو يخالطه حرير، والذهب الخالص، ونبت يشبه الخلة، والقرفة اللازقة بالنواة، وحجاب القلب، وجريدة النخلة.
And the 'sayra', like 'inaba': a type of garment with yellow stripes, or mixed with silk, and pure gold, and a plant resembling 'khilla', and the crust adhering to the date pit, and the membrane of the heart, and a palm frond.
والسيران، بكسر الياء المشددة: ع.
And Al-Sayran, with a shadded ya (kasra): a place name.
وسيروان، بالكسر، وفتح الراء: كورة ماسبذان، أو كورة بجنبها، وة بمصر، منها أحمد بن إبراهيم بن معاذ، وع بفارس، وع قرب الري.
And Sayrawan, with kasra, and fatha on the ra: a district of Masabadhan, or a district next to it, and a village in Egypt, from which is Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Mu'adh, and a place in Fars, and a place near Ray.
وسار الشيء: سائره
And 'the thing traveled': it made it travel.
و سيرة: جاء بأحاديث الأوائل
And 'he narrated a sira': he brought tales of the ancients.
و المرأة خضابها: خططته.
And the woman her dye: she drew lines on it.
والمسير، كمعظم: ثوب فيه خطوط، واسم، (وحلواء).
And the 'masir', like 'ma'dham': a garment with stripes, and a name, (and a sweetmeat).
وتسير جلده: تقشر.
And its skin peeled: it became detached.
واستار: امتار
And 'istara': he supplied provisions.
و بسيرته: استن بسنته.
And 'bi-siratihi': he followed his tradition.
وسير، كجبل: ع بين بدر والمدينة، قسم فيه النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، غنائم بدر.
And Sayr, like 'Jabal': a place between Badr and Medina, where the Prophet, peace be upon him, divided the spoils of Badr.