شرق

See also: سرف, شرف, سرق, and سرڤ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ر ق (š-r-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃarq/

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  • IPA^(key): /ʃarʔ/
  • IPA^(key): /ʃarɡ/
  • IPA^(key): /ʃarq/

Noun

شَرْق • (šarq) m

1. east; Orient

Declension

Declension of noun شَرْق (šarq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْق šarq	الشَّرْق aš-šarq	شَرْق šarq
Nominative	شَرْقٌ šarqun	الشَّرْقُ aš-šarqu	شَرْقُ šarqu
Accusative	شَرْقًا šarqan	الشَّرْقَ aš-šarqa	شَرْقَ šarqa
Genitive	شَرْقٍ šarqin	الشَّرْقِ aš-šarqi	شَرْقِ šarqi

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: şərq
• Bashkir: шәреҡ (şəreq)
• Pashto: شرق (šarq)
• Persian: شرق (šarq)
• Tajik: шарқ (šarq)
• Uzbek: sharq

Verb

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   • Al-Mutanabbi

     وَمَا شَرَقِي بِالْمَاءِ إِلَّا تَذَكُّرًا / لِمَاءٍ بِهِ أَهْلُ الْحَبِيبِ نُزُولُ
     يُحَرِّمُهُ لَمْعُ الْأَسِنَّةِ فَوْقَهُ / فَلْيْسَ لِظَمْآنٍ إِلَيْهِ وُصُولُ

     wamā šaraqī bi-l-māʔi ʔillā taḏakkuran / limāʔin bihī ʔahlu l-ḥabībi nuzūlu
     yuḥarrimuhū lamʕu l-ʔasinnati fawqahū / falysa liẓamʔānin ʔilayhi wuṣūlu

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Noun

شَرَقٌ • (šaraqun) m

1. verbal noun of شَرِقَ (šariqa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun شَرَق (šaraq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَق šaraq	الشَّرَق aš-šaraq	شَرَق šaraq
Nominative	شَرَقٌ šaraqun	الشَّرَقُ aš-šaraqu	شَرَقُ šaraqu
Accusative	شَرَقًا šaraqan	الشَّرَقَ aš-šaraqa	شَرَقَ šaraqa
Genitive	شَرَقٍ šaraqin	الشَّرَقِ aš-šaraqi	شَرَقِ šaraqi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “شرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic شَرْق (šarq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃarɡ/

Noun

شَرْق • (šarg) m

1. east

Antonyms

• غَرْب (ḡarb, “west”)

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic.

Noun

شرق • (šarq)

1. east

Synonyms

• خاور (xâvar)

Derived terms

• شرقی (šarqi)