شَرَعَ (sharaʿa)to begin

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَرَعَ (sharaʿa) — “to begin”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): شَرَعَ يَشْرَعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
شَرَعَ sharaʿaيَشْرَعُ yashraʿuاِشْرَعْ aishraʿشَرْع sharʿ

Conjugation (2): شَرَّعَ يُشَرِّعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
شَرَّعَ sharaaʿaيُشَرِّعُ yushariiʿuشَرِّعْ shariiʿتَشْرِيع tashrīʿ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to begin

    • شَرَعَ العَامِلُ فِي عَمَلِهِ.The worker began his work.
    • شَرَعَ الطِّفْلُ فِي البُكَاءِ عِنْدَمَا سَقَطَ.The child began to cry when he fell.
    • لَمْ يَشْرَعْ فِي القِرَاءَةِ بَعْدُ.He has not begun reading yet.
  2. 2. to legislate

    • شَرَعَ المَجْلِسُ قَانُونًا جَدِيدًا.The council legislated a new law.
    • شَرَعَ اللهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَحْكَامًا.God legislated rulings for Muslims.
    • لَمْ يَشْرَعِ الحُكْمُ أَيَّ قَوَانِينَ لِحِمَايَةِ البِيئَةِ.The government did not legislate any laws to protect the environment.
  3. 3. to start

    • شَرَعَ العَامِلُ فِي عَمَلِهِ.The worker began his work.
    • شَرَعَ الطِّفْلُ فِي البُكَاءِ عِنْدَمَا سَقَطَ.The child began to cry when he fell.
    • لَمْ يَشْرَعْ فِي القِرَاءَةِ بَعْدُ.He has not begun reading yet.
  4. 4. to aim

  5. 5. to aim or level

    • شَرَعَ الرَّامِي سَهْمَهُ نَحْوَ الهَدَفِ.The archer aimed his arrow toward the target.
    • شَرَعَ الجُنْدِيُّ رُمْحَهُ لِمُوَاجَهَةِ العَدُوِّ.The soldier leveled his spear to confront the enemy.
    • شَرَعَ الصَّيَّادُ بَنْدَقِيَّتَهُ بِدِقَّةٍ.The hunter leveled his rifle with precision.
  6. 6. to hasten

  7. 7. to initiate

    • شَرَعَ الْعَمَّالُ فِي بِنَاءِ الْمَبْنَى الْجَدِيدِ.The workers initiated the construction of the new building.
    • يَشْرَعُ الطُّلَّابُ فِي دِرَاسَةِ الْمَوَادِّ الْجَدِيدَةِ.The students initiate the study of new subjects.
    • شَرَعَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ فِي تَنْفِيذِ الْمَشْرُوعَاتِ التَّنْمَوِيَّةِ.The government initiated the implementation of development projects.
  8. 8. to introduce

    • شَرَعَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ فِي تَنْفِيذِ مَشْرُوعٍ جَدِيدٍ لِتَطْوِيرِ الْبِنْيَةِ التَّحْتِيَّةِ.The government introduced a new project to develop the infrastructure.
    • شَرَعَ الْمُعَلِّمُ فِي شَرْحِ الدَّرْسِ الْجَدِيدِ لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher introduced the new lesson to the students.
    • شَرَعَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ فِي إِطْلَاقِ مُنْتَجٍ مُبْتَكَرٍ فِي السُّوقِ.The company introduced an innovative product to the market.

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