سيارة
See also: سیاره and سیارہ
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ي ر (s-y-r). Tool noun formed from the characteristic adjective of سَارَ (sāra, “to move, to travel”), as سَيَّار (sayyār, “moving frequently”) + ـَة (-a).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jaː.ra/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /səj.jɑː.rə/
- (Moroccan) IPA(key): /sij.jaː.ra/
Audio (file)
Noun
سَيَّارَة • (sayyāra) f (plural سَيَّارَات (sayyārāt))
- automobile, car, motorcar
- (collective) caravan, travellers
- Synonym: قَافِلَة (qāfila)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:19:
- وَجَاءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَى دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَى هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ
- wa-jāʾat sayyāratun fa-ʾarsalū wāridahum fa-ʾadlā dalwahu qāla yā bušrā hāḏā ḡulāmun wa-ʾasarrūhu biḍāʿatan wa-l-lahu ʿalīmun bi-mā yaʿmalūna
- And there came some travellers, and they sent their water-boy who let down his bucket into the well. He cried out, “Oh, what a great find! Here is a boy!” And they took him secretly ˹to be sold˺ as merchandise, but Allah is All-Knowing of what they did.
- (dated, by ellipsis of كَوْكَب سَيَّار (kawkab sayyār)) planet
Declension
Declension of noun سَيَّارَة (sayyāra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَيَّارَة sayyāra | السَّيَّارَة as-sayyāra | سَيَّارَة sayyārat |
| Nominative | سَيَّارَةٌ sayyāratun | السَّيَّارَةُ as-sayyāratu | سَيَّارَةُ sayyāratu |
| Accusative | سَيَّارَةً sayyāratan | السَّيَّارَةَ as-sayyārata | سَيَّارَةَ sayyārata |
| Genitive | سَيَّارَةٍ sayyāratin | السَّيَّارَةِ as-sayyārati | سَيَّارَةِ sayyārati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | سَيَّارَتَيْن sayyāratayn | السَّيَّارَتَيْن as-sayyāratayn | سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| Nominative | سَيَّارَتَانِ sayyāratāni | السَّيَّارَتَانِ as-sayyāratāni | سَيَّارَتَا sayyāratā |
| Accusative | سَيَّارَتَيْنِ sayyāratayni | السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ as-sayyāratayni | سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| Genitive | سَيَّارَتَيْنِ sayyāratayni | السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ as-sayyāratayni | سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَيَّارَات sayyārāt | السَّيَّارَات as-sayyārāt | سَيَّارَات sayyārāt |
| Nominative | سَيَّارَاتٌ sayyārātun | السَّيَّارَاتُ as-sayyārātu | سَيَّارَاتُ sayyārātu |
| Accusative | سَيَّارَاتٍ sayyārātin | السَّيَّارَاتِ as-sayyārāti | سَيَّارَاتِ sayyārāti |
| Genitive | سَيَّارَاتٍ sayyārātin | السَّيَّارَاتِ as-sayyārāti | سَيَّارَاتِ sayyārāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: səyyarə
- → Chagatai: سیاره
- Uyghur: سەييارە (seyyare)
- Uzbek: sayyora
- → Ottoman Turkish: سیاره (seyyâre)
- Turkish: seyyare
- → Persian: سیاره (sayyâre)
- → Urdu: سیارہ (sayyārā)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سيار”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /səjːɑːrə/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): (construct) /səjːɑːrət/
Noun
سيارة • (sayyāra) f (construct state سيارة (sayyārat), plural سيايير (siyāyīr) or سيارات (sayyārāt))
- car, automobile, motorcar
- امس وديت السيارة القراج عشان يغيرون الزيت.
- I took the car to the mechanic yesterday to change the oil
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ي ر |
سيّارات عتيقة في كوبا ― vintage cars in Cuba
Etymology
From Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jaː.ra/, [sajˈjɑː.rɑ]
Audio (Amman) (file)
Noun
سيّارة • (sayyāra) f (plural سيّارات (sayyārāt))
- car, automobile