سُطُور lines in Arabic
سُطُور is how you say “lines” in Arabic.
Root س ط ر s-ṭ-r. noun (plural). suṭūr.
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Meaning of lines in Arabic
- lines of writing, in a book or text the ordinary plural of سَطْر
- rows, e.g. of buildings or trees figurative extension of the same word
Example sentence
ما زال يكتب بدم الندم سطور الحزن في القصص،
He never stopped writing with the blood of regret the lines of sadness in the stories.
سُطُورَ the lines
sutur means 'lines' (plural); the object of 'writes' (object form), heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
سُطُور is simply the plural of سَطْر, 'a line'; it is the everyday word for lines of text on a page, and by extension can describe rows of things like trees or buildings. A separate, less common plural of سَطْر is أَسْطُر, while the further plural أَسَاطِير drifted toward 'legends, fables' (see أُسْطُورَة).
Words from the same root
- سَطَرَ to write; to rule lines in a book
- سَطْرٌ a line of writing; a row (of buildings, trees)
- سطّر to compose fictions or tell embellished, legend-like stories
- أُسْطُورَةٌ a legend or fanciful, unfounded tale
- مِسْطَرَةٌ a ruler, the tool used to rule lines on a page
- سَاطُورٌ a butcher's cleaver
- سَيْطَرَ to hold absolute authority over, oversee and watch closely
Common questions
- How do you say "lines" in Arabic?
- سُطُور (suṭūr) — the plural of سَطْر, 'a line'.
- What is the singular of سُطُور؟
- سَطْر (saṭr), meaning a single line of writing, or a row of things such as trees or buildings.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).