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سرء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the egg-laying process of insects, specifically locusts. It also extends to the egg itself and the concept of a place being fertile or abundant with such eggs.

Derived headwords

سَرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he was noble/generousboth

    he was noble/generous

تَسَرَّأُverb
  1. 1.
    to lay eggsclassical

    The imperfect form of the verb indicating the action of a locust laying eggs.

سَرْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    egg-layingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) for the act of laying eggs, specifically by a locust.

أَسْرَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    its egg-laying time approachedclassical

    Indicates that the time for the locust to lay its eggs has arrived.

السَّرْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    locust eggclassical

    The egg of a locust.

سَرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the singular (of سرو)both

    the singular (of سرو)

مَسْرُوءَةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant with eggsclassical

    Describes land that has a plentiful supply of eggs, likely locust eggs.

Parallel reading

سرأت الجرادة تسرأ سرءا: باضت.
The locust laid eggs, laying eggs, an egg-laying: it laid eggs.
وأسرأت: إذا حان ذلك منها.
And it approached its egg-laying time: when that time arrived for it.
والسرأة بالكسر، بيضة الجرادة.
And as-sar'ah (with kasrah) is the egg of the locust.
ويقال سروة، وأصله الهمز،
And sarwah is said, and its origin is the hamzah (implying 'sar'ah'),
وأرض مسروءة ذات سروة.
And a land that is masru'ah, possessing sarwah (abundance of eggs).