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سَيْطَر
to dominate, to take control over /ˈsaj.tˤa.ra/
verbB1#1994 most common
Also: to master, to bring under control, to prevail over, to hold sway, to control (an emotion, a situation)
Example sentences
هُوَ يُسَيْطِرُ عَلَى الْكُرَةِ.
He controls the ball.
الْجَيْشُ سَيْطَرَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.
The army took control of the city.
تُحَاوِلُ الشَّرِكَةُ أَنْ تُسَيْطِرَ عَلَى السُّوقِ.
The company is trying to dominate the market.
سَيْطَرْتُ عَلَى غَضَبِي بِصُعُوبَةٍ.
I controlled my anger with difficulty.
تَمَكَّنَتِ الْمُعَارَضَةُ مِنْ أَنْ تُسَيْطِرَ عَلَى مَفَاصِلِ الدَّوْلَةِ.
The opposition managed to seize control of the state's key institutions.
مَنْ يُسَيْطِرُ عَلَى مَصَادِرِ الطَّاقَةِ يُسَيْطِرُ عَلَى مَصِيرِ الْأُمَمِ.
Whoever controls energy resources controls the fate of nations.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُسَيْطِرُ | سَيْطَرْتُ | سَأُسَيْطِرُ |
| 2sg | تُسَيْطِرُ | سَيْطَرْتَ | سَتُسَيْطِرُ |
| 3sg | يُسَيْطِرُ | سَيْطَرَ | سَيُسَيْطِرُ |
| 1pl | نُسَيْطِرُ | سَيْطَرْنَا | سَنُسَيْطِرُ |
| 2pl | تُسَيْطِرُونَ | سَيْطَرْتُمْ | سَتُسَيْطِرُونَ |
| 3pl | يُسَيْطِرُونَ | سَيْطَرُوا | سَيُسَيْطِرُونَ |
Word family
سَيْطَرَةcontrol, dominationمُسَيْطِرdominant, controlling
مُسَيْطَر عَلَيْهcontrolled, kept under control
سُلْطَةauthority, powerEtymology
سَيْطَرَ is a quadriliteral verb on the فَيْعَلَ pattern, built from the Semitic root associated with سطر, meaning to draw lines or set in order. The sense shifted from ordering and overseeing to holding power over. The related agent noun مُسَيْطِر appears in the Quran (88:22), where it describes one who has authority over others.
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