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مَسْرُور
happy /masˈruːr/
adjectiveA2#1242 most common
Also: glad, pleased, delighted
Example sentences
أَنا مَسْرُورٌ اليَوْمَ.
I am happy today.
أُمِّي مَسْرُورَةٌ بِالخَبَرِ.
My mother is happy about the news.
نَحْنُ مَسْرُورُونَ بِزِيارَتِكُمْ.
We are pleased by your visit.
كانَ الطِّفْلُ مَسْرُوراً عِنْدَما رَأَى الهَدِيَّةَ.
The child was happy when he saw the gift.
بَدا المُديرُ مَسْرُوراً بِنَتائِجِ الفَريقِ هٰذا الشَّهْرَ.
The manager seemed pleased with the team's results this month.
رَغْمَ التَّعَبِ، عادَ المُسافِرونَ مَسْرُورينَ بِما شاهَدوهُ في رِحْلَتِهِم.
Despite the fatigue, the travelers returned delighted with what they had seen on their trip.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَسْرُورٌ | مَسْرُورُونَ |
| Genitive | مَسْرُورٍ | مَسْرُورِينَ |
| Accusative | مَسْرُوراً | مَسْرُورِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَسْرُورُ | يا مَسْرُورُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
مَسْرُور is the passive participle of the verb سَرَّ, 'to please' or 'to gladden,' from the triliteral root س-ر-ر. The same root yields سُرُور, 'joy,' and سِرّ, 'secret,' a pairing that ties inner feeling to what the heart keeps hidden. A masrūr person is one who has been made glad.
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