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سار
to walk, to move /ˈsaː.ra/
verbA1#535 most common
Also: to go, to travel, to proceed, to march, to set off
Example sentences
سارَ الوَلَدُ إِلى البَيتِ.
The boy walked home.
سِرْنا مَعًا في الحَديقَةِ صَباحًا.
We walked together in the park in the morning.
سارَتِ السَّيّارَةُ بِسُرعَةٍ عَلى الطَّريقِ.
The car moved quickly along the road.
سارَ المُتَظاهِرونَ في شَوارِعِ المَدينَةِ مُطالِبينَ بِالإِصلاحِ.
The demonstrators marched through the city streets demanding reform.
تَسيرُ الأُمورُ عَلى ما يُرامُ مُنذُ تَغَيُّرِ الإِدارَةِ.
Things have been going well since the change in management.
سَيَسيرُ التّاريخُ في طَريقٍ لا رَجعَةَ فيهِ إِذا أَخفَقَتِ المُفاوَضاتُ.
History will move down an irreversible path if the negotiations fail.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسيرُ | سِرْتُ | سَأَسيرُ |
| 2sg | تَسيرُ | سِرْتَ | سَتَسيرُ |
| 3sg | يَسيرُ | سارَ | سَيَسيرُ |
| 1pl | نَسيرُ | سِرْنا | سَنَسيرُ |
| 2pl | تَسيرونَ | سِرْتُمْ | سَتَسيرونَ |
| 3pl | يَسيرونَ | سارُوا | سَيَسيرونَ |
Word family
سَيْرwalking, motion, course
سَيّارةcar, automobile
مَسيرةmarch, procession
سائِرwalking, traveling (active participle)
سيرةbiography, conduct, life story
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral root س-ي-ر (s-y-r), which carries the sense of movement and travel. The same root produces سَيْر (motion, course), مَسيرة (march, procession), and the modern سَيّارة (car). It is an old Semitic root tied to going and travel.
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