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Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic שִׁירָאָה (šērāʾā), שִּׁירָא (šērā, “silk; a kind of silk garment”), ultimately from Chinese 絲 (MC si, “silk”). In Arabic this word has been connected to the root س ي ر (s y r) and is thus dubiously glossed by the classical lexicographers as a kind of “striped” garment; also the vocalization سِيَرَاء (siyarāʔ) is a hyper-Arabic fabrication.
Pronunciation
Noun
سِيرَاء or سِيَرَاء • (sīrāʔ or siyarāʔ) f
- a kind of silk gown
7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 48:257:رَأَيْتُ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ـ قَمِيصَ حَرِيرٍ سِيَرَاءَ.- raʔaytu ʕalā zaynaba binti rasūli l-lahi - ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama - qamīṣa ḥarīrin siyarāʔa.
- I saw Zainab, the daughter of God’s Messenger (ﷺ), wearing a sīraʾ silk shirt.
Declension
Declension of noun سِيرَاء (sīrāʔ); سِيَرَاء (siyarāʔ)
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basic singular triptote
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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سِيرَاء; سِيَرَاء
sīrāʔ; siyarāʔ
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السِّيرَاء; السِّيَرَاء
as-sīrāʔ; as-siyarāʔ
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سِيرَاء; سِيَرَاء
sīrāʔ; siyarāʔ
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| Nominative
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سِيرَاءٌ; سِيَرَاءٌ
sīrāʔun; siyarāʔun
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السِّيرَاءُ; السِّيَرَاءُ
as-sīrāʔu; as-siyarāʔu
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سِيرَاءُ; سِيَرَاءُ
sīrāʔu; siyarāʔu
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| Accusative
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سِيرَاءً; سِيَرَاءً
sīrāʔan; siyarāʔan
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السِّيرَاءَ; السِّيَرَاءَ
as-sīrāʔa; as-siyarāʔa
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سِيرَاءَ; سِيَرَاءَ
sīrāʔa; siyarāʔa
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| Genitive
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سِيرَاءٍ; سِيَرَاءٍ
sīrāʔin; siyarāʔin
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السِّيرَاءِ; السِّيَرَاءِ
as-sīrāʔi; as-siyarāʔi
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سِيرَاءِ; سِيَرَاءِ
sīrāʔi; siyarāʔi
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References
- “سيراء” in Almaany
- “šˀry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “šyry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 40–41
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 4–5