شَرَدَ stray in Arabic
شَرَدَ is how you say “stray” in Arabic.
Root ش ر د š-r-d. verb (form I). sharada.
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Meaning of stray in Arabic
- to bolt, take fright and run away said especially of a camel or horse
- to flee, run away at random
- to depart, break away e.g. from obedience, seceding from the community
Example sentence
ولا تشرد عنه بهذه الأربعة؛
Do not let these four stray from Him.
تَشْرُدْ you let stray
Present-form verb 'stray, bolt', 'you' form, shortened after 'la' to make a prohibition — 'do not let stray'.
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How it is used
Used classically of animals that shy and bolt, as in the Prophet's remark to Khowwāt about his runaway camel. The causative form appears in the Qur'an (8:59), 'disperse/strike terror by them into those behind them.' The active participle شَارِدٌ is also used figuratively for a verse that has spread far and wide, or for a strange, unfamiliar word.
Words from the same root
- شَارِدٌ one that bolts or strays; a stray
- شَرُودٌ flighty, prone to bolting or straying
- شَرِيدٌ driven away, expelled; an outcast
- شرّدهُ to drive him away, put him to flight
- تشرّد to depart, go away, disperse
More example sentences
ومَن شرد عنه بخذلانه فإنما شرد بها
And whoever strays from Him by His forsaking, only truly strays through them.
شَرَدَ strays
Past-tense verb 'strayed, bolted', 'he' form.
ومَن شرد عنه بخذلانه فإنما شرد بها
And whoever strays from Him by His forsaking, only truly strays through them.
شَرَدَ strays
Past-tense verb 'strayed', 'he' form.
وإن شردت وركبت الإعراض والكسل مثلي ، فواحسرتا علي وعليك
And if you stray and embrace neglect and laziness like me, then alas for both you and me,
شَرَدْتَ you stray
This is a past-tense verb, 'you bolted, you ran astray', with the attached -ta 'you' as subject, to a single male. After 'if', the past form states the hypothetical condition; the doer rides as that suffix.
Common questions
- How do you say "stray" in Arabic?
- شَرَدَ (sharada), or as a describing word, شَارِدٌ (shārid).
- What does the root ش ر د mean?
- It carries the sense of taking fright and bolting or fleeing, as of a camel or horse running off at random.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).