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سَيْطَرَة
control /ˈsajtˤara/
nounA2#778 most common
Also: domination, dominance, command
Example sentences
السَيْطَرَةُ مُهِمَّةٌ.
Control is important.
فَقَدَ السَائِقُ السَيْطَرَةَ عَلَى سَيَّارَتِهِ.
The driver lost control of his car.
تُرِيدُ الحُكُومَةُ السَيْطَرَةَ عَلَى الأَسْعَارِ.
The government wants control over prices.
تَمَّتِ السَيْطَرَةُ عَلَى الحَرِيقِ بَعْدَ سَاعَتَيْنِ.
The fire was brought under control after two hours.
تُمَارِسُ الشَرِكَةُ سَيْطَرَةً كَامِلَةً عَلَى السُوقِ المَحَلِّيَّةِ.
The company exercises full control over the local market.
أَصْبَحَتِ السَيْطَرَةُ عَلَى مَجَالِ المَعْلُومَاتِ أَهَمَّ مِنَ السَيْطَرَةِ العَسْكَرِيَّةِ التَقْلِيدِيَّةِ.
Control over the information domain has become more important than traditional military control.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَيْطَرَةٌ | سَيْطَرَاتٌ |
| Genitive | سَيْطَرَةٍ | سَيْطَرَاتٍ |
| Accusative | سَيْطَرَةً | سَيْطَرَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا سَيْطَرَةُ | يَا سَيْطَرَاتُ |
Word family
سَيْطَرَto control, to dominate
مُسَيْطِرcontroller, dominant oneمُسَيْطَر عَلَيْهِcontrolled, dominated
سَيْطَرَاتcontrols, instances of domination
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root s-y-ṭ-r, which carries the sense of oversight and command. It appears in the Quran in the participle musayṭir, meaning one who controls or holds power over others. Lexicographers link it to the wider Semitic root for keeping records and keeping order, the same root behind words for an overseer or registrar.
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