صراط

صراط

See also: ضراط‎

Arabic

Etymology

Variant of سِرَاط‎ (sirāṭ). From Classical Syriac ܐܣܛܪܛ‎ (ˀesṭrāṭ), from Latin strāta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤi.raːtˤ/, /si.raːtˤ/

• (file)

Noun

صِرَاط • (ṣirāṭ) m (plural صُرُط‎ (ṣuruṭ))

1. path, way, road

   Synonyms: طَرِيق‎ (ṭarīq), سَبِيل‎ (sabīl)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 1:6:

     ‏اِهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ‎

     ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma

     Guide us to the straight path

Declension

Declension of noun صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِرَاط ṣirāṭ	الصِّرَاط‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭ	صِرَاط ṣirāṭ
Nominative	صِرَاطٌ ṣirāṭun	الصِّرَاطُ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭu	صِرَاطُ ṣirāṭu
Accusative	صِرَاطًا‎ ṣirāṭan	الصِّرَاطَ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭa	صِرَاطَ ṣirāṭa
Genitive	صِرَاطٍ ṣirāṭin	الصِّرَاطِ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭi	صِرَاطِ ṣirāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِرَاطَيْن‎ ṣirāṭayn	الصِّرَاطَيْن‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭayn	صِرَاطَيْ‎ ṣirāṭay
Nominative	صِرَاطَانِ‎ ṣirāṭāni	الصِّرَاطَانِ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭāni	صِرَاطَا‎ ṣirāṭā
Accusative	صِرَاطَيْنِ‎ ṣirāṭayni	الصِّرَاطَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭayni	صِرَاطَيْ‎ ṣirāṭay
Genitive	صِرَاطَيْنِ‎ ṣirāṭayni	الصِّرَاطَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣirāṭayni	صِرَاطَيْ‎ ṣirāṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُرُط‎ ṣuruṭ	الصُّرُط‎ aṣ-ṣuruṭ	صُرُط‎ ṣuruṭ
Nominative	صُرُطٌ‎ ṣuruṭun	الصُّرُطُ‎ aṣ-ṣuruṭu	صُرُطُ‎ ṣuruṭu
Accusative	صُرُطًا‎ ṣuruṭan	الصُّرُطَ‎ aṣ-ṣuruṭa	صُرُطَ‎ ṣuruṭa
Genitive	صُرُطٍ‎ ṣuruṭin	الصُّرُطِ‎ aṣ-ṣuruṭi	صُرُطِ‎ ṣuruṭi

Alternative forms

• صِرٰط‎ (ṣirāṭ) (Classical Arabic)
• سِرَاط‎ (sirāṭ)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: صراط‎ (sırat)
• → Persian: صراط‎ (ṣirāṭ)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “صراط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN