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صار
to become /ˈsˤaːra/
verbB1#2190 most common
Also: to come to be, to happen, to start to
Example sentences
صار الجو بارداً.
The weather turned cold.
صِرْتُ جائعاً.
I got hungry.
بعد التمرين، صار أقوى.
After training, he grew stronger.
صار عنده ثلاثة أولاد.
He now has three children.
ماذا صار لتلك الخطة القديمة؟
What became of that old plan?
صارت الحكومة تفرض قيوداً جديدة على التجارة.
The government began imposing new restrictions on trade.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَصير | صِرْتُ | سَأَصير |
| 2sg | تَصير | صِرْتَ | سَتَصير |
| 3sg | يَصير | صارَ | سَيَصير |
| 1pl | نَصير | صِرْنا | سَنَصير |
| 2pl | تَصيرون | صِرْتُمْ | سَتَصيرون |
| 3pl | يَصيرون | صاروا | سَيَصيرون |
Word family
مَصيرdestiny, fate
صَيْرورةthe process of becoming
صَيَّرَto turn something into, to make
صائِرbecoming, turning into
Etymology
صار comes from the Semitic root ṣ-y-r, tied to the idea of turning toward or coming to a state. In Classical Arabic it works as a verb of change and as one of the sisters of كان, taking a predicate in the accusative. The related noun مَصير, meaning destiny or fate, shows the same sense of where a thing ends up.
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