شُرُوق
sunrise
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Also written شرق: شَرَقَ (to rise)
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Most common words from the same root
شَرْق in English
Noun · masculine
- east; Orient
Word origin
Compare Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh, “east”), Hebrew זָרַח (zarákh, “to shine, to rise”).
Words from the root ش-ر-ق
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شَرَقَ
· present يَشْرُقُ
Form I · The plain action
to rise (of the sun); to shine; to become tall (of a tree, etc.)
شَرِقَ
· present يَشْرَقُ
Form I · The plain action
to become lit from the sun (of a place); to become dry due to lack of irrigation (of land); to become full and cramped (of a space)
شَرَق
شَرِق
مَشْرُوق
اِسْتَشْرَقَ
· present يَسْتَشْرِقُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to study the East/Orient; to adopt Eastern customs
اِسْتِشْرَاق
مُسْتَشْرِق
orientalist
اِسْتِشْراق
orientalism
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