صراط

See also: ضراط

Arabic

Etymology

Variant of سِرَاط (sirāṭ). From Classical Syriac ܐܣܛܪܛ (ˀesṭrāṭ), from Latin strāta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤi.raːtˤ/, /si.raːtˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːtˤ

Noun

صِرَاط • (ṣirāṭ) m (plural صُرُط (ṣuruṭ))

1. path, way, road

   Synonyms: سَبِيل (sabīl), طَرِيقَة (ṭarīqa), دَرْب (darb), صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ), سِرَاط (sirāṭ), شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa), شَارِع (šāriʕ), مَسْلَك (maslak)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 1:6:

     اِهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

     ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma

     Guide us to the straight path

Declension

Declension of noun صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صِرَاط ṣirāṭ	الصِّرَاط aṣ-ṣirāṭ	صِرَاط ṣirāṭ
nominative	صِرَاطٌ ṣirāṭun	الصِّرَاطُ aṣ-ṣirāṭu	صِرَاطُ ṣirāṭu
accusative	صِرَاطًا ṣirāṭan	الصِّرَاطَ aṣ-ṣirāṭa	صِرَاطَ ṣirāṭa
genitive	صِرَاطٍ ṣirāṭin	الصِّرَاطِ aṣ-ṣirāṭi	صِرَاطِ ṣirāṭi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صِرَاطَيْن ṣirāṭayn	الصِّرَاطَيْن aṣ-ṣirāṭayn	صِرَاطَيْ ṣirāṭay
nominative	صِرَاطَانِ ṣirāṭāni	الصِّرَاطَانِ aṣ-ṣirāṭāni	صِرَاطَا ṣirāṭā
accusative	صِرَاطَيْنِ ṣirāṭayni	الصِّرَاطَيْنِ aṣ-ṣirāṭayni	صِرَاطَيْ ṣirāṭay
genitive	صِرَاطَيْنِ ṣirāṭayni	الصِّرَاطَيْنِ aṣ-ṣirāṭayni	صِرَاطَيْ ṣirāṭay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُرُط ṣuruṭ	الصُّرُط aṣ-ṣuruṭ	صُرُط ṣuruṭ
nominative	صُرُطٌ ṣuruṭun	الصُّرُطُ aṣ-ṣuruṭu	صُرُطُ ṣuruṭu
accusative	صُرُطًا ṣuruṭan	الصُّرُطَ aṣ-ṣuruṭa	صُرُطَ ṣuruṭa
genitive	صُرُطٍ ṣuruṭin	الصُّرُطِ aṣ-ṣuruṭi	صُرُطِ ṣuruṭi

Alternative forms

• صِرٰط (ṣirāṭ) (Classical Arabic)
• سِرَاط (sirāṭ)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: صراط (sırat)
• → Persian: صراط (serât)
  • → Gujarati: સિરાત (sirāt)

References

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