سعى

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See also: سعی and سعي

Arabic

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Root
س ع ي (s ʕ y)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَعَى (saʕā) I (non-past يَسْعَى (yasʕā), verbal noun سَعْي (saʕy))

  1. to walk
  2. to crawl forward
  3. to proceed [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘towards somewhere’]
  4. to strive, to aspire, to attempt [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or لِ (li, + verbal noun) ‘to do something’]
    الطالب يسعى جاهدًا لتحقيق النجاح في دراسته.
    The student strives hard to achieve success in his studies.
  5. to chase, to pursue [with وَرَاءَ (warāʔa) ‘someone/something’]
  6. to take steps, to make efforts [with فِي () ‘in a matter’]

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
س ع ي
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic سَعَى (saʕā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سعى (sʕa) I (non-past يسعى (yisʕa))

  1. to beg (plead for money or goods)
    Synonym: طلب (ṭlab)

Conjugation

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