Arabic vocabulary
سيرpath in Arabic
سير is how you say “path” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root س ي ر (s-y-r)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced sayr
Meaning of path in Arabic
- journeying, going; a path, way of travel — verbal noun of سَارَ, 'he went, journeyed, marched'
- pace, manner of travelling — e.g. سار سَيْرًا شَدِيدًا, 'he went at a vehement pace'
- a thong, strip of leather — a distinct concrete sense; source of the verb meaning 'to make stripes'
سَيْر is the verbal noun of سَارَ, 'to go/journey', so it names both the act of travelling and, by extension, the path or pace of that travel. The related سِيرَةٌ narrows to a 'way of conduct' or a recounted life-story, as in the Prophet's Sīra.
Words from the same root
- سَارَto go, journey, travel
- سِيرَةٌa way of conduct; a life-story
- سَائِرٌone who is going, travelling
- مَسِيرٌa going, a journey
- سَيَّارٌone who travels often, a wayfarer
Common questions
- How do you say "path" in Arabic?
- سَيْر (sayr), from the root س-ي-ر meaning 'to go, journey'.
- What is the difference between سَيْر and سِيرَةٌ?
- سَيْر is the act of going or journeying (or the path travelled), while سِيرَةٌ is a way of conduct or a life-story, such as the Prophet's Sīra.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
اسْتَعِنْ عَلَى سَيْرِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِتَرْكِ مَنْ شَغَلَكَ عَنِ اللَّهِ ﷿
Seek assistance on your path to Allah by abandoning those who divert you from Allah.
سَيْرِكَ — your path. 'sayr' = 'journey, traveling'; '-ka' = 'your', so 'your journey'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →
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