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سَرِقَة
theft /saˈri.qa/
nounA1#635 most common
Also: stealing, larceny, robbery
Example sentences
هذه سَرِقة.
This is theft.
السَرِقة جريمة.
Theft is a crime.
وقعت السَرِقة في الليل.
The theft happened at night.
اعترف اللص بالسَرِقة.
The thief confessed to the theft.
حُكم عليه بالسجن بتهمة السَرِقة.
He was sentenced to prison on a charge of theft.
تفشّت سَرِقة الملكية الفكرية في عصر الإنترنت، مما دفع الشركات إلى تشديد إجراءاتها القانونية.
The theft of intellectual property has spread in the internet age, prompting companies to tighten their legal procedures.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَرِقةٌ | سَرِقاتٌ |
| Genitive | سَرِقةٍ | سَرِقاتٍ |
| Accusative | سَرِقةً | سَرِقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا سَرِقةُ | يا سَرِقاتُ |
Word family
Etymology
سَرِقة is the verbal noun of the verb سَرَقَ, meaning to steal. It derives from the Semitic root s-r-q, which carries the sense of taking something in secret. The same root appears in Akkadian šarāqu, to steal.
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