شراع

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ش ر ع (š-r-ʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

شِرَاع (širāʕm (plural أَشْرِعَة (ʔašriʕa) or شُرُع (šuruʕ))

  1. sail
  2. tent
  3. protecting roof
  4. bowstring
  5. spear
  6. neck of a camel

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʕ, sail).

Noun[edit]

شراع (şiraʿ) (plural اشرعه (aşriʿa))

  1. sail, a piece of fabric attached to a boat
    Synonyms: بادبان (badban), یلكن (yelken)
  2. string of a lute, or of other similar instruments

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: şira

Further reading[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ش ر ع
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/, [ʃɪˈrɑːʕ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

شراع (širāʕm (plural شروع (šrūʕ) or شرع (šuroʕ))

  1. sail

Derived terms[edit]

  • سفينة شراعيّة (safīne širāʕiyye, sailing ship)
  • شختورة شراعيّة (šaḵtūra širāʕiyye, yacht, sailboat)