شراع

Arabic

Root
ش ر ع (š-r-ʕ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/
  • (file)

Noun

شِرَاع • (širāʕ) m (plural أَشْرِعَة (ʔašriʕa) or شُرُع (šuruʕ))

  1. sail
  2. tent
  3. protecting roof
  4. bowstring
  5. spear
  6. neck of a camel

Declension

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʕ, sail).

Noun

شراع • (şiraʿ) (plural اشرعه (aşriʿa))

  1. sail, a piece of fabric attached to a boat
    Synonyms: بادبان (badban), یلكن (yelken)
  2. string of a lute, or of other similar instruments

Descendants

  • Turkish: şira

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ر ع
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic شِرَاع (širāʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.raːʕ/, [ʃɪˈrɑːʕ]
  • (file)

Noun

شراع • (širāʕ) m (plural شروع (šrūʕ) or شرع (šuroʕ))

  1. sail

Derived terms

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