سَرْق
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Highlights
Plural
سَارِقُون
Other plurals
سَرَقَة، سُرَّاق
Feminine
سَارِقَة
Most common words from the same root
سَارِق in English
Noun · masculine
- thief, robber, stealer
وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقۡطَعُوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَهُمَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَٰلٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞThe male thief and the female thief, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:38
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of سَرَقَ (saraqa, “to steal”). Compare Akkadian 𒇽𒅎𒍪 (šarrāqum, “thief”).
Words from the root س-ر-ق
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَرَقَ
· present يَسْرِقُ
Form I · The plain action
to steal, to take away clandestinely
سَارَقَ
· present يُسَارِقُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to wiretap; to steal (in certain expressions)
مُسَارَقَة
مُسَارِق
مُسَارَق
اِسْتَرَقَ
· present يَسْتَرِقُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to steal, to pilfer; to do in secret, clandestinely
اِسْتِرَاق
مُسْتَرِق
مُسْتَرَق
سَرَّاق
thief
سَارِق: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَارِق |
|---|---|
| Plural | سَارِقُون |
| Alternative plurals | سَرَقَة، سُرَّاق |
| Feminine | سَارِقَة |
سَارِق in a sentence
Dictionary examples
thief
وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقۡطَعُوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَهُمَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَٰلٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞThe male thief and the female thief, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:38
From a fully vowelled text
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ سَارِقًا وَافَقْتَهُ، وَمَعَ الزُّنَاةِ نَصِيبُكَ.When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.Psalms 50:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَنْ يُقَاسِمْ سَارِقًا يُبْغِضْ نَفْسَهُ، يَسْمَعُ اللَّعْنَ وَلاَ يُقِرُّ.Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.Proverbs 29:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِنْ وُجِدَ السَّارِقُ وَهُوَ يَنْقُبُ، فَضُرِبَ وَمَاتَ، فَلَيْسَ لَهُ دَمٌ.If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.Exodus 22:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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