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سَرِيع
fast /saˈriːʕ/
adjectiveA1#522 most common
Also: quick, rapid, swift
Example sentences
السَّيَّارَةُ سَرِيعَةٌ.
The car is fast.
هٰذَا قِطَارٌ سَرِيعٌ جِدًّا.
This is a very fast train.
نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى اتِّصَالٍ سَرِيعٍ بِالإِنْتَرْنِت.
We need a fast internet connection.
أَخِي عَدَّاءٌ سَرِيعٌ فِي فَرِيقِ الْمَدْرَسَة.
My brother is a fast runner on the school team.
اِتَّخَذَ الْمُدِيرُ قَرَارًا سَرِيعًا لِحَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَة.
The manager made a quick decision to solve the problem.
شَهِدَ الِاقْتِصَادُ نُمُوًّا سَرِيعًا خِلَالَ السَّنَوَاتِ الْأَخِيرَة.
The economy saw rapid growth in recent years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَرِيعٌ | سِرَاعٌ |
| Genitive | سَرِيعٍ | سِرَاعٍ |
| Accusative | سَرِيعًا | سِرَاعًا |
| Vocative | يَا سَرِيعُ | يَا سِرَاعُ |
Word family
Etymology
سَرِيع comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root س-ر-ع, which carries the sense of speed and haste. It follows the faʿīl adjective pattern, a template used for fixed qualities. The related noun سُرْعة means speed, and the verb أَسْرَع means to hurry.
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