Arabic vocabulary
شَرَدَstray in Arabic
شَرَدَ is how you say “stray” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ش ر د (š-r-d)verb (form I)Pronounced sharada
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
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
- شَارِدٌone that bolts or strays; a stray
- شَرُودٌflighty, prone to bolting or straying
- شَرِيدٌdriven away, expelled; an outcast
- شرّدهُto drive him away, put him to flight
- تشرّدto depart, go away, disperse
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.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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'.
From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →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.
From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →ومَن شرد عنه بخذلانه فإنما شرد بها
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