أسرع

See also: اسرع, أشرع, and اشرع

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ر ع (s-r-ʕ); compare سَرِيع (sarīʕ, “fast”).

Verb

أَسْرَعَ • (ʔasraʕa) IV (non-past يُسْرِعُ (yusriʕu), verbal noun إِسْرَاع (ʔisrāʕ))

1. to be fast
2. (intransitive) to hurry, to rush (إِلَى (ʔilā) to something, بِ (bi) or فِي (fī) to do something)
3. (transitive) to quicken (the pace), to speed up (something)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سرع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “سرع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Elative of سَرِيع (sarīʕ, “fast”), from the root س ر ع (s-r-ʕ).

Adjective

أَسْرَع • (ʔasraʕ) (feminine سُرْعَى (surʕā), masculine plural أَسَارِع (ʔasāriʕ))

1. Template:elative of:
   1. faster; fastest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْرَع (ʔasraʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْرَع ʔasraʕ	الْأَسْرَع al-ʔasraʕ	سُرْعَى surʕā	السُّرْعَى as-surʕā
Nominative	أَسْرَعُ ʔasraʕu	الْأَسْرَعُ al-ʔasraʕu	سُرْعَى surʕā	السُّرْعَى as-surʕā
Accusative	أَسْرَعَ ʔasraʕa	الْأَسْرَعَ al-ʔasraʕa	سُرْعَى surʕā	السُّرْعَى as-surʕā
Genitive	أَسْرَعَ ʔasraʕa	الْأَسْرَعِ al-ʔasraʕi	سُرْعَى surʕā	السُّرْعَى as-surʕā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْرَعَيْن ʔasraʕayn	الْأَسْرَعَيْن al-ʔasraʕayn	سُرْعَيَيْن surʕayayn	السُّرْعَيَيْن as-surʕayayn
Nominative	أَسْرَعَانِ ʔasraʕāni	الْأَسْرَعَانِ al-ʔasraʕāni	سُرْعَيَانِ surʕayāni	السُّرْعَيَانِ as-surʕayāni
Accusative	أَسْرَعَيْنِ ʔasraʕayni	الْأَسْرَعَيْنِ al-ʔasraʕayni	سُرْعَيَيْنِ surʕayayni	السُّرْعَيَيْنِ as-surʕayayni
Genitive	أَسْرَعَيْنِ ʔasraʕayni	الْأَسْرَعَيْنِ al-ʔasraʕayni	سُرْعَيَيْنِ surʕayayni	السُّرْعَيَيْنِ as-surʕayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَارِع ʔasāriʕ	الْأَسَارِع al-ʔasāriʕ	سُرْعَيَات surʕayāt	السُّرْعَيَات as-surʕayāt
Nominative	أَسَارِعُ ʔasāriʕu	الْأَسَارِعُ al-ʔasāriʕu	سُرْعَيَاتٌ surʕayātun	السُّرْعَيَاتُ as-surʕayātu
Accusative	أَسَارِعَ ʔasāriʕa	الْأَسَارِعَ al-ʔasāriʕa	سُرْعَيَاتٍ surʕayātin	السُّرْعَيَاتِ as-surʕayāti
Genitive	أَسَارِعَ ʔasāriʕa	الْأَسَارِعِ al-ʔasāriʕi	سُرْعَيَاتٍ surʕayātin	السُّرْعَيَاتِ as-surʕayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أسرع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 3

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)

Etymology 4

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)