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سَرّ
to please, to delight, to make happy /ˈsarr/
verbB1#1864 most common
Also: to gladden, to give joy to, to be a pleasure to
Example sentences
سَرَّني الخَبَرُ.
The news pleased me.
سَرَّتْني هَديَّتُكَ كَثيراً.
Your gift made me very happy.
يَسُرُّني أَنْ أُرَحِّبَ بِكُم اليَومَ.
It pleases me to welcome you today.
سَرَّنا نَجاحُكَ في الامتِحانِ سُروراً عَظيماً.
Your success in the exam pleased us greatly.
كانَ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَرى أَبناءَهُ مُجتَمِعينَ حَولَ المائدَةِ.
It used to please him to see his children gathered around the table.
ما سَرَّني في هذا العامِ شَيءٌ قَدْرَ رُؤيَتي إيّاكَ بَعدَ طولِ غِيابٍ.
Nothing this year pleased me as much as seeing you after a long absence.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسُرُّ | سَرَرْتُ | سَأَسُرُّ |
| 2sg | تَسُرُّ | سَرَرْتَ | سَتَسُرُّ |
| 3sg | يَسُرُّ | سَرَّ | سَيَسُرُّ |
| 1pl | نَسُرُّ | سَرَرْنا | سَنَسُرُّ |
| 2pl | تَسُرُّونَ | سَرَرْتُمْ | سَتَسُرُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَسُرُّونَ | سَرُّوا | سَيَسُرُّونَ |
Word family
سُرورjoy, happiness
سِرّsecretمَسْرورpleased, delighted
سَرّاءprosperity, times of ease
اِسْتَسَرَّto keep secret; to confide in
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triconsonantal root s-r-r, which clusters ideas of joy, inner delight, and hidden things. The same root gives the nouns for secret and for joy. The link between the two senses is the private, inward feeling that gladness and secrecy share.
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