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سرج

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root سرج primarily relates to light, illumination, and guidance, often using the metaphor of a lamp or the sun. It also extends to concepts of adornment, beauty, and truthfulness, contrasting with falsehood. Additionally, it encompasses the physical saddle for a mount and names of people and places.

Derived headwords

سِرَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    lamp, lightboth

    A source of light, like a lamp or the sun, used for illumination and guidance.

  2. 2.
    guiding lightboth

    Metaphorically, something that provides guidance or enlightenment, like the sun or a guiding principle.

{وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا} (النبأ: 13) — {And We made a blazing lamp} (The Announcement: 13)
{وسراجا منيرا} (الأحزاب: 46) — {and a luminous lamp} (The Confederates: 46)
سراج المؤمن — The believer's guiding light
سَرَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to braidclassical

    To braid or plait hair.

  2. 2.
    to saddleboth

    To put a saddle on a horse or other mount.

  3. 3.
    to adorn, make beautifulboth

    To make something beautiful, bright, or adorned.

  4. 4.
    to lie, fabricateboth

    To lie or fabricate stories.

وسرجت شعرها — And she braided her hair
أسرجتها: شددت عليها السرج — And I saddled it: I tightened the saddle on it
سرج الله وجهه — May God make his face radiant
سرج الكذب يسرجه سرجا: عمله — He fabricated lies, fabricating them: he made them
سُرُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    saddlesboth

    The plural of 'sarj', meaning saddles for riding animals.

سِرَاجname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, often used for individuals.

سراج بن قرة الكلابي — Sarraj bin Qurra al-Kilabi
يوسف بن سرج — Yusuf bin Sarraj
السَّرَّاجnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle makerboth

    A person who makes or sells saddles.

السِّرَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle makingboth

    The craft or profession of making saddles.

سَرَّاج مَرَّاجadjective
  1. 1.
    great liarboth

    A person who is a great liar, embellishing their stories.

رجل سراج مراج — A man who is a great liar
سَرَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieboth

    To lie or tell falsehoods.

تكذب، وإنه يسرج الأحاديث تسريجا — You lie, and he fabricates stories with fabrication.
سُرَيْجname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, notably associated with a famous swordsmith.

سريج: قين معروف — Surayj: a known swordsmith
السيوف السريجية — The Surayji swords
مُسَرَّجadjective
  1. 1.
    saddledboth

    Having a saddle placed upon it.

  2. 2.
    adorned, shiningclassical

    Made beautiful, adorned, or shining.

وفاحما ومرسنا مسرجا — And its nostrils and its bridge, adorned
السُّرْجُوجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureclassical

    One's inherent disposition, character, or nature.

إنه لكريم السرجوجة — He is of noble disposition
السُّرْجِيجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureclassical

    One's inherent disposition, character, or nature.

الكرم من سرجيجته — Generosity is from his nature
سَرْجَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, referring to a location.

وسرجة، بالضم، كصبرة: ع — And Sarjah, with damma, like 'sabrah': a place name
سَرُوجname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, a town near Harran.

وسروج، بالفتح: د، قرب حران — And Saruj, with fatha: a town, near Harran
أَسْرُوجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lie, falsehoodboth

    A lie or falsehood, often used in the context of fabricating stories.

فسرج عليها بأسروجة — So he told her a lie
تَسَرَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieboth

    To lie or fabricate stories.

تسرج علي: تكذب — He lied to me: he told falsehoods
سَرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    saddleboth

    The seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.

سَرْجَجadjective
  1. 1.
    constant, permanentclassical

    Describing something that is constant or permanent.

السرجج: الدائم — Al-Sarjaj: the permanent
سَرْجِيجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureclassical

    One's inherent disposition, character, or nature.

هو على سرجوجة واحدة — They are on one disposition (i.e., have similar natures)
سَرْجُوجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureclassical

    One's inherent disposition, character, or nature.

هو على سرجوجة واحدة — They are on one disposition (i.e., have similar natures)
سَارِجadjective
  1. 1.
    shining, brightclassical

    Describing a forehead that is clear and bright, like a lamp.

جبين سارج — A shining forehead

Parallel reading

وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a blazing lamp
وسراجا منيرا
and a luminous lamp
سراج المؤمن
The believer's guiding light
وسرجت شعرها
And she braided her hair
أسرجتها: شددت عليها السرج
And I saddled it: I tightened the saddle on it
سرج الرجل كفرح: حسن وجهه
A man's face became radiant: his face was beautiful
سرج الكذب يسرجه سرجا: عمله
He fabricated lies, fabricating them: he made them
والسرج: رحل الدابة، معروف
And the saddle: the mount's riding gear, well-known
رجل سراج مراج: أي كذاب يزيد في حديثه
A man who is a great liar: meaning he adds to his speech
تكذب، وإنه يسرج الأحاديث تسريجا
You lie, and he fabricates stories with fabrication.
سريج: قين معروف، وهو الذي تنسب إليه السيوف السريجية
Surayj: a known swordsmith, and he is the one to whom the Surayji swords are attributed.
وفاحما ومرسنا مسرجا
And its nostrils and its bridge, adorned
الكرم من سرجيجته، أي خلقه
Generosity is from his nature, meaning his disposition.
هم على سرجوجة واحدة
They are on one disposition (i.e., have similar natures)
سرج الله وجهه، و سرجه تسريجا أي بهجه وحسنه
May God make his face radiant, and He made it radiant, meaning He made it joyful and beautiful