شراب

See also: سراب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش ر ب‎ (š-r-b) related to drinking, sipping. Compare Ancient Egyptian

(jrp m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.raːb/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

شَرَاب • (šarāb) m (plural أَشْرِبَة‎ (ʔašriba))

1. (countable, uncountable) drink, beverage
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:51:

     ‏مُتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ‎‎

     muttakiʔīna fīhā yadʕūna fīhā bifākihatin kaṯīratin wašarābin

     There they will recline, calling for abundant fruit and drink.

2. (specifically) wine
3. fruit syrup, syrup

Declension

Declension of noun شَرَاب (šarāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَاب šarāb	الشَّرَاب‎ aš-šarāb	شَرَاب šarāb
Nominative	شَرَابٌ šarābun	الشَّرَابُ‎ aš-šarābu	شَرَابُ šarābu
Accusative	شَرَابًا‎ šarāban	الشَّرَابَ‎ aš-šarāba	شَرَابَ šarāba
Genitive	شَرَابٍ šarābin	الشَّرَابِ‎ aš-šarābi	شَرَابِ šarābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَابَيْن‎ šarābayn	الشَّرَابَيْن‎ aš-šarābayn	شَرَابَيْ‎ šarābay
Nominative	شَرَابَانِ‎ šarābāni	الشَّرَابَانِ‎ aš-šarābāni	شَرَابَا‎ šarābā
Accusative	شَرَابَيْنِ‎ šarābayni	الشَّرَابَيْنِ‎ aš-šarābayni	شَرَابَيْ‎ šarābay
Genitive	شَرَابَيْنِ‎ šarābayni	الشَّرَابَيْنِ‎ aš-šarābayni	شَرَابَيْ‎ šarābay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْرِبَة‎ ʔašriba	الْأَشْرِبَة‎ al-ʔašriba	أَشْرِبَة‎ ʔašribat
Nominative	أَشْرِبَةٌ‎ ʔašribatun	الْأَشْرِبَةُ‎ al-ʔašribatu	أَشْرِبَةُ‎ ʔašribatu
Accusative	أَشْرِبَةً‎ ʔašribatan	الْأَشْرِبَةَ‎ al-ʔašribata	أَشْرِبَةَ‎ ʔašribata
Genitive	أَشْرِبَةٍ‎ ʔašribatin	الْأَشْرِبَةِ‎ al-ʔašribati	أَشْرِبَةِ‎ ʔašribati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şərab
• → Kazakh: шарап (şarap)
• → Middle Armenian: շարաբ (šarab), շարապ (šarap), շէրապ (šērap)
• → Persian: شَراب‎ (šarâb)
  • → Bengali: শরাব (śorab)
  • → Rohingya: córab
  • → Northern Luri: شرۏ‎ (šerö)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: शराब (śarāb)

    Urdu: شَراب‎ (śarāb)

  • → English: sharab
• → Spanish: jarabe
• → Ottoman Turkish: شراب‎ (şarab), շարապ (şarab)
  • Turkish: şarap

Etymology 2

Characteristic adjective from the root ش ر ب‎ (š-r-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃar.raːb/

Noun

شَرَّاب • (šarrāb) m (plural شَرَّابُون‎ (šarrābūn))

1. drunkard, heavy drinker

Declension

Declension of noun شَرَّاب (šarrāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَّاب šarrāb	الشَّرَّاب‎ aš-šarrāb	شَرَّاب šarrāb
Nominative	شَرَّابٌ šarrābun	الشَّرَّابُ‎ aš-šarrābu	شَرَّابُ šarrābu
Accusative	شَرَّابًا‎ šarrāban	الشَّرَّابَ‎ aš-šarrāba	شَرَّابَ šarrāba
Genitive	شَرَّابٍ šarrābin	الشَّرَّابِ‎ aš-šarrābi	شَرَّابِ šarrābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَّابَيْن‎ šarrābayn	الشَّرَّابَيْن‎ aš-šarrābayn	شَرَّابَيْ‎ šarrābay
Nominative	شَرَّابَانِ‎ šarrābāni	الشَّرَّابَانِ‎ aš-šarrābāni	شَرَّابَا‎ šarrābā
Accusative	شَرَّابَيْنِ‎ šarrābayni	الشَّرَّابَيْنِ‎ aš-šarrābayni	شَرَّابَيْ‎ šarrābay
Genitive	شَرَّابَيْنِ‎ šarrābayni	الشَّرَّابَيْنِ‎ aš-šarrābayni	شَرَّابَيْ‎ šarrābay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَّابِين‎ šarrābīn	الشَّرَّابِين‎ aš-šarrābīn	شَرَّابِي‎ šarrābī
Nominative	شَرَّابُونَ‎ šarrābūna	الشَّرَّابُونَ‎ aš-šarrābūna	شَرَّابُو‎ šarrābū
Accusative	شَرَّابِينَ‎ šarrābīna	الشَّرَّابِينَ‎ aš-šarrābīna	شَرَّابِي‎ šarrābī
Genitive	شَرَّابِينَ‎ šarrābīna	الشَّرَّابِينَ‎ aš-šarrābīna	شَرَّابِي‎ šarrābī

Etymology 3

A reborrowing from Ottoman Turkish چوراب‎ (çorap), doublet of جِراب‎ (jirāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃur.raːb/

Noun

شُرَّاب • (šurrāb) m (plural شُرَّابَات‎ (šurrābāt))

1. sock, stocking

Declension

Declension of noun شُرَّاب (šurrāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرَّاب šurrāb	الشُّرَّاب‎ aš-šurrāb	شُرَّاب šurrāb
Nominative	شُرَّابٌ šurrābun	الشُّرَّابُ‎ aš-šurrābu	شُرَّابُ šurrābu
Accusative	شُرَّابًا‎ šurrāban	الشُّرَّابَ‎ aš-šurrāba	شُرَّابَ šurrāba
Genitive	شُرَّابٍ šurrābin	الشُّرَّابِ‎ aš-šurrābi	شُرَّابِ šurrābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرَّابَيْن‎ šurrābayn	الشُّرَّابَيْن‎ aš-šurrābayn	شُرَّابَيْ‎ šurrābay
Nominative	شُرَّابَانِ‎ šurrābāni	الشُّرَّابَانِ‎ aš-šurrābāni	شُرَّابَا‎ šurrābā
Accusative	شُرَّابَيْنِ‎ šurrābayni	الشُّرَّابَيْنِ‎ aš-šurrābayni	شُرَّابَيْ‎ šurrābay
Genitive	شُرَّابَيْنِ‎ šurrābayni	الشُّرَّابَيْنِ‎ aš-šurrābayni	شُرَّابَيْ‎ šurrābay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرَّابَات‎ šurrābāt	الشُّرَّابَات‎ aš-šurrābāt	شُرَّابَات‎ šurrābāt
Nominative	شُرَّابَاتٌ‎ šurrābātun	الشُّرَّابَاتُ‎ aš-šurrābātu	شُرَّابَاتُ‎ šurrābātu
Accusative	شُرَّابَاتٍ‎ šurrābātin	الشُّرَّابَاتِ‎ aš-šurrābāti	شُرَّابَاتِ‎ šurrābāti
Genitive	شُرَّابَاتٍ‎ šurrābātin	الشُّرَّابَاتِ‎ aš-šurrābāti	شُرَّابَاتِ‎ šurrābāti

Related terms

• شَرَّابَة‎ (šarrāba, “tassel”)
• شُرَّابَة‎ (šurrāba, “tassel”)
• مَشْرَبَة‎ (mašraba, “projecting window with latticework enclosure”)
• مَشْرَبِيَّة‎ (mašrabiyya, “projecting window with latticework enclosure”)
• مُشْرَبِيَّة‎ (mušrabiyya, “projecting window with latticework enclosure”)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish چوراب‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑˈɾˤɑːb], [ʃoˈɾˤɑːb]

Noun

شَرَاب or شُرَاب • (šarāb or šorāb) m (plural شَرَابَات‎ (šarabāt) or شُرَابَات‎ (šorabāt))

1. sock

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑˈɾˤɑːb]

Noun

شراب • (šarāb) m (plural شرابات‎ (šarabāt))

1. (uncountable) syrup

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈraːb/

Noun

شَرَاب • (šarāb) m (plural شَرَابات‎ (šarābāt))

1. drink
2. alcoholic drink

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish چوراب‎ (çorab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuˈr.raːb/, [ʃʊˈr.raːb]

Noun

شُرَّاب • (šurrāb) m (plural شَراريب‎ (šarārīb))

1. sock

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش ر ب‎
2 terms

From Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃraːb/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

شراب • (šrāb) m (plural شرابات‎ (šrābāt))

1. wine
2. alcoholic drink

Ottoman Turkish

شراب

Alternative forms

• շարապ (şarab) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb, “drink, beverage; wine”).

Noun

شراب • (şarab) (plural اشربه‎ (eşribe))

1. (in general) drink, beverage, any liquid that can be consumed

   Synonyms: ایچه‌جك‎ (içecek), شربت‎ (şerbet), مشروبات‎ (meşrubat)

2. (specifically) wine, an alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice

   Synonym: چاقر‎ (çakır)

Derived terms

• شراب روحی‎ (şarab ruhu, “spirit of wine”)
• شراب طورطیسی‎ (şarab tortusu, “crude tartar”)
• شرابجی‎ (şarabcı, “vintner”)
• شرابخانه‎ (şarabhane, “large wine-cask”)
• شرابدار‎ (şarabdar, “butler”)
• كسكین شراب‎ (keskin şarab, “strong wine”)
• ككره شراب‎ (kekre şarab, “acrid wine”)
• پلین شرابی‎ (pelin şarabı, “vermouth”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: şarap

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “şarap”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4432
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “şarâb”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1171
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “شراب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 722
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Vinum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1762
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “شراب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2790
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “şarap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “شراب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1119

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈɾɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾɔ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.ɹɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	šarāḇ
Dari reading?	šarāb
Iranian reading?	šarâb
Tajik reading?	šarob

Noun

Dari	شراب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шароб

شَراب • (šarâb)

1. wine

   Synonyms: (literary) مِی‎ (mey), (literary) بادِه‎ (bâde)

   • 11th century, Abulfazl Bayhaqi, edited by Ali-Akbar Fayyaz, Tarikh-i Bayhaqi, page 78:

     ‏مگر سپاه سالار که هرگز شراب نخورده بود.‎‎

     magar sepâh-sâlâr ke hargez šarâb na-xorde bud.

     except the Sipahsalar [Army Commander], who had never drunk wine.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ر ب‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.raːb/, [ʃaˈrˤɑːb]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Noun

شراب • (šarāb) m

1. soft drink

See also

• مشروب‎ (mašrūb)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَراب‎ (šarâb), from Arabic شَرَاب‎ (šarāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃə.ɾɑːb/

Noun

شَراب • (śarāb) f (Hindi spelling शराब)

1. alcohol; alcoholic drink; wine

   Synonyms: مَے‎ (mai), بادَہ‎ (bāda)

Declension

Declension of شراب
	singular	plural
direct	شراب (šarāb)	شرابیں‎ (šarābẽ)
oblique	شراب (šarāb)	شرابوں‎ (šarābõ)
vocative	شراب (šarāb)	شرابو‎ (šarābo)

Derived terms

• شَرابی‎ (śarābī)
• شَرابِ خانَہ‎ (śarāb-i xāna)