شراع
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ر ع (š-r-ʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/
Audio (file)
Noun
شِرَاع • (širāʿ) m (plural أَشْرِعَة (ʾašriʿa) or شُرُع (šuruʿ))
- sail
- tent
- protecting roof
- bowstring
- spear
- neck of a camel
Declension
Declension of noun شِرَاع (širāʿ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِرَاع širāʿ | الشِّرَاع aš-širāʿ | شِرَاع širāʿ |
| Nominative | شِرَاعٌ širāʿun | الشِّرَاعُ aš-širāʿu | شِرَاعُ širāʿu |
| Accusative | شِرَاعًا širāʿan | الشِّرَاعَ aš-širāʿa | شِرَاعَ širāʿa |
| Genitive | شِرَاعٍ širāʿin | الشِّرَاعِ aš-širāʿi | شِرَاعِ širāʿi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شِرَاعَيْن širāʿayn | الشِّرَاعَيْن aš-širāʿayn | شِرَاعَيْ širāʿay |
| Nominative | شِرَاعَانِ širāʿāni | الشِّرَاعَانِ aš-širāʿāni | شِرَاعَا širāʿā |
| Accusative | شِرَاعَيْنِ širāʿayni | الشِّرَاعَيْنِ aš-širāʿayni | شِرَاعَيْ širāʿay |
| Genitive | شِرَاعَيْنِ širāʿayni | الشِّرَاعَيْنِ aš-širāʿayni | شِرَاعَيْ širāʿay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَشْرِعَة; شُرُع ʾašriʿa; šuruʿ | الْأَشْرِعَة; الشُّرُع al-ʾašriʿa; aš-šuruʿ | أَشْرِعَة; شُرُع ʾašriʿat; šuruʿ |
| Nominative | أَشْرِعَةٌ; شُرُعٌ ʾašriʿatun; šuruʿun | الْأَشْرِعَةُ; الشُّرُعُ al-ʾašriʿatu; aš-šuruʿu | أَشْرِعَةُ; شُرُعُ ʾašriʿatu; šuruʿu |
| Accusative | أَشْرِعَةً; شُرُعًا ʾašriʿatan; šuruʿan | الْأَشْرِعَةَ; الشُّرُعَ al-ʾašriʿata; aš-šuruʿa | أَشْرِعَةَ; شُرُعَ ʾašriʿata; šuruʿa |
| Genitive | أَشْرِعَةٍ; شُرُعٍ ʾašriʿatin; šuruʿin | الْأَشْرِعَةِ; الشُّرُعِ al-ʾašriʿati; aš-šuruʿi | أَشْرِعَةِ; شُرُعِ ʾašriʿati; šuruʿi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شراع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʿ, “sail”).
Noun
شراع • (şiraʿ) (plural اشرعه (aşriʿa))
- sail, a piece of fabric attached to a boat
- Synonyms: بادبان (badban), یلكن (yelken)
- string of a lute, or of other similar instruments
Descendants
- Turkish: şira
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “şira1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4490
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “شراع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 722
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Velum navis”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1726
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “شراع”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2792
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “شراع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1120
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ر ع |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/, [ʃɪˈrɑːʕ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
شراع • (širāʕ) m (plural شروع (šrūʕ) or شرع (šuroʕ))
- sail
Derived terms
- سفينةشراعيّة (safīne širāʕiyye, “sailing ship”)
- شختورةشراعيّة (šaḵtūra širāʕiyye, “yacht, sailboat”)