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سِرّ
secret /ˈsɪrr/
nounA1#578 most common
Also: mystery, confidential matter, innermost self
Example sentences
هٰذا سِرّ.
This is a secret.
لا تُخبِرْ أَحَداً بِسِرّي.
Don't tell anyone my secret.
حَفِظَتْ صَديقَتي سِرّي لِسَنَوات.
My friend kept my secret for years.
كُلُّ عائِلة لَها أَسْرار لا تُحِبُّ كَشْفَها.
Every family has secrets it does not like to reveal.
يَكْمُنُ سِرُّ نَجاحِهِ في صَبْرِهِ وَمُثابَرَتِهِ.
The secret of his success lies in his patience and his perseverance.
لَمْ يَبُحْ بِالسِّرِّ الَّذي اؤْتُمِنَ عَلَيْهِ رَغْمَ كُلِّ الضُّغوط.
He did not divulge the secret he had been entrusted with despite all the pressure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سِرٌّ | أَسْرارٌ |
| Genitive | سِرٍّ | أَسْرارٍ |
| Accusative | سِرّاً | أَسْراراً |
| Vocative | يا سِرُّ | يا أَسْرارُ |
Word family
سِرّيّsecret, confidential
أَسْرارsecrets (plural)
سَريرةinner conscience
أَسَرَّto confide, to whisper
سِرّيّةsecrecy
Etymology
From the triliteral Semitic root س-ر-ر (s-r-r), which carries ideas of concealment and the inner self. The same root gives سَريرة, the inner conscience, and the verb أَسَرَّ, to confide or whisper. The noun names what is hidden and kept from others.
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