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صُراخ
screaming /sˤuˈraːx/
nounB1#1901 most common
Also: shouting, yelling, clamor
Example sentences
سَمِعْتُ صُراخاً.
I heard screaming.
الصُّراخ عالٍ جِدّاً.
The screaming is very loud.
أَيقَظَني صُراخُ الطِّفلِ في اللَّيل.
The child's screaming woke me at night.
لا فائِدةَ مِنَ الصُّراخ، تَكَلَّمْ بِهُدوء.
There is no use in screaming; speak calmly.
خَرَجَ صُراخُ الجُموعِ مِنَ المَلعَبِ بَعدَ الهَدَف.
The crowd's screaming poured out of the stadium after the goal.
لَم يَكُنِ الصُّراخُ لِيَحُلَّ نِزاعاً لَولا أَنَّ أَحَدَهُم أَنصَتَ أَخيراً.
The screaming would never have settled a dispute had one of them not finally listened.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صُراخٌ | — |
| Genitive | صُراخٍ | — |
| Accusative | صُراخاً | — |
| Vocative | يا صُراخُ | — |
Word family
صَرَخَto scream, shout
صَرْخةa scream, a shout
صارِخscreaming, glaring
صَريخcry for help
اِستَصرَخَto call for help
Etymology
صُراخ is the verbal noun of the triliteral verb صَرَخَ, meaning to shout or cry out. The root ص-ر-خ carries the sense of a loud, urgent call. It is a native Semitic root with no borrowing involved.
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