جري run in Arabic
جري is how you say “run” in Arabic.
Root ج ر ي j-r-y. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of جَرَى). jary.
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Meaning of run in Arabic
- running; a swift course said of a horse or the like
- flowing the original sense, said of water
- coursing, motion of the sun or stars crossing the sky
- occurring, happening figurative use, of events or circumstances
Example sentence
فَالنَّفْسُ تَجْرِي بِطَبْعِهَا فِي مَيْدَانِ الْمُخَالَفَةِ
Thus, the self naturally operates in the field of opposition.
تَجْرِي it operates
Present-tense verb 'tajri' = 'it runs, flows'; subject 'it' (the self) is built in.
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How it is used
Rooted in the motion of water — 'it ran' or 'it flowed' — the root then extends to a horse's gallop, a ship's passage, and even the sun and stars pursuing their course. Figuratively it covers a controversy 'running on' between people or a thing simply 'happening' or continuing.
Words from the same root
- جَرَى to run, flow — of water, horses, ships
- أَجْرَى to make something run or flow
- جَارَى to run alongside, compete with
- مُجَارَاة rivalry, competing with someone
- جرّى to send someone as an agent
Common questions
- How do you say "run" in Arabic?
- جري (jary) — the verbal noun of جَرَى (jarā), meaning running or a flowing motion.
- What does the root ج-ر-ي mean?
- It carries the core sense of running or flowing — first said of water, then extended to horses, ships, and the course of the sun and stars.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).