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Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of traveling or moving, especially during the night. It extends to concepts of flowing, spreading, and progressing, both literally and figuratively, and also encompasses specific geographical locations and types of military units.

Derived headwords

سَرَىverb
  1. 1.
    to travel by nightboth

    To journey or move during the greater part of the night.

  2. 2.
    to flowclassical

    To move or spread, like water or a substance, especially underground.

يَسْرِيverb
  1. 1.
    he travels by nightboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to travel by night'.

  2. 2.
    it flowsclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to flow'.

سُرًىnoun
  1. 1.
    night travelboth

    The act of traveling during the night, often referring to the main part of the night.

مَسْرًىnoun
  1. 1.
    place of night travelclassical

    A place where one travels by night, or the time of night travel.

سَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    military detachmentclassical

    A small military unit, typically ranging from five to three or four hundred men.

  2. 2.
    small round knifeclassical

    A small, round blade or knife.

  3. 3.
    village/townclassical

    A small settlement or town, often with a specific geographical or historical context.

أَسْرَىverb
  1. 1.
    he caused to travel by nightboth

    Form IV verb meaning to cause someone to travel by night, or to travel by night oneself.

اسْتَرَىverb
  1. 1.
    he traveled by nightclassical

    Form VIII verb, often synonymous with the basic form 'sarā' for traveling by night.

سَرَى بهverb
  1. 1.
    he traveled by it (night)classical

    To travel by means of the night.

أَسْرَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    he caused him to travel by nightclassical

    Form IV verb, transitive, meaning to make someone travel by night.

السَّرَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    much night travelclassical

    One who travels extensively during the night.

السَّارِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cloud traveling by nightclassical

    A cloud that moves or travels during the night.

  2. 2.
    pillarboth

    A column or pillar.

  3. 3.
    type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree.

سَارِيَةname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, often referring to historical figures or places.

سَرَّى تسريةverb
  1. 1.
    he stripped it bareclassical

    To strip something bare, like the bark of a tree or the contents of a pack.

سَرَى عرق الشجرverb
  1. 1.
    tree root spread undergroundclassical

    The root of a tree spreading beneath the ground.

سَرَى متاعهverb
  1. 1.
    he loaded his goodsclassical

    To load one's belongings onto an animal's back.

سُرَيّnoun
  1. 1.
    small riverclassical

    A small river or stream that flows towards palm trees.

أَسْرِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small riversclassical

    Plural of 'suray', referring to small rivers or streams.

سُرَيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    flowboth

    The act of flowing or spreading, often used for liquids or abstract concepts.

السَّقْطِيّname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A surname or nisba, referring to a person from the S κατα (Saqt) area or lineage.

غَنِمَ ابْنُ سُرَيّname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, referring to a person named Ghunim, son of Surayy.

سَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    noble, generousboth

    Noble, high-born, or generous.

شَجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    treesclassical

    Trees, often referring to a specific type of tree associated with the root.

السَّرَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    high groundboth

    The highest part of anything, or elevated land.

  2. 2.
    region nameclassical

    A name for specific regions, mountains, or areas known for their elevated terrain.

أَسْرَىverb
  1. 1.
    he went to the high groundclassical

    To ascend or move towards the high ground ('al-Surāh').

سَرِيَاname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a town ('-ah') in Basra.

سِرْيَاقُوسname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a town ('-ah') in Egypt.

السَّارِيnoun
  1. 1.
    traveler by nightboth

    One who travels by night.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A lion.

المَسَارِيnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion (plural or alternative form).

المُسْتَرِيnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion (derived from the verb 'istarā').

Parallel reading

السُّرَى: سَيْرُ عَامَّةِ اللَّيْلِ
Night travel: traveling during the greater part of the night.
وَيُذْكَرُ
And it is mentioned.
سَرَى يَسْرِي سُرًى وَمَسْرًى وَسَرِيَّةً
He traveled by night, traveling by night, a journey, and a detachment.
{أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا}
{He took His servant by night}.
تَأْكِيدٌ، أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ: سَيَّرَهُ
Emphasis, or its meaning: He made him travel.
وَالسَّارِيَةُ: السَّحَابُ يَسْرِي لَيْلًا
And the Sāriyah: the cloud that travels by night.
وَالسَّرِيَّةُ: مِنْ خَمْسَةِ أَنْفُسٍ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ أَوْ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةٍ
And the Sariyyah: from five persons to three hundred or four hundred.
وَسَرَى عِرْقُ الشَّجَرِ: دَبَّ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ
And the root of the tree spread: it crept beneath the earth.
وَمَتَاعَهُ: أَلْقَاهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ دَابَّتِهِ
And his belongings: he threw them onto the back of his mount.
وَكَغَنِيٍّ: نَهَرٌ صَغِيرٌ يَجْرِي إِلَى النَّخْلِ
And like Ghani: a small river that flows to the palm trees.
وَفِي بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ: سَرِيٌّ أَيْضًا
And among Banu Hanifa: Sarī also.
وَالسَّرَاةُ: أَعْلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
And Al-Surāh: the highest part of everything.
وَأَسْرَى: صَارَ إِلَى السَّرَاةِ
And he ascended: he went to the high ground.
وَسَرِيَا، بِالْكَسْرِ: ـَةٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ
And Sariyā, with kasr: a town in Basra.
وَسِرْيَاقُوس: ـَةٌ بِمِصْرَ
And Siryāqūs: a town in Egypt.
وَالسَّارِي: ع، وَالْأَسَدُ
And Al-Sārī: a traveler by night, and the lion.