سيرة

Arabic
Root
س ي ر (s-y-r)

Noun

سِيرَة • (sīra) f (plural سِيَر (siyar))

  1. biography, chronicle, romance
  2. profile (summary of information about a person)
  3. conduct, way of living
  4. walk, pleasure walk
  5. conversation
  6. traveling provisions
  7. ways and means
  8. measures

Declension
Declension of noun سِيرَة (sīra)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِيرَة
sīra		 السِّيرَة
as-sīra		 سِيرَة
sīrat
Nominative سِيرَةٌ
sīratun		 السِّيرَةُ
as-sīratu		 سِيرَةُ
sīratu
Accusative سِيرَةً
sīratan		 السِّيرَةَ
as-sīrata		 سِيرَةَ
sīrata
Genitive سِيرَةٍ
sīratin		 السِّيرَةِ
as-sīrati		 سِيرَةِ
sīrati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِيرَتَيْن
sīratayn		 السِّيرَتَيْن
as-sīratayn		 سِيرَتَيْ
sīratay
Nominative سِيرَتَانِ
sīratāni		 السِّيرَتَانِ
as-sīratāni		 سِيرَتَا
sīratā
Accusative سِيرَتَيْنِ
sīratayni		 السِّيرَتَيْنِ
as-sīratayni		 سِيرَتَيْ
sīratay
Genitive سِيرَتَيْنِ
sīratayni		 السِّيرَتَيْنِ
as-sīratayni		 سِيرَتَيْ
sīratay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِيَر
siyar		 السِّيَر
as-siyar		 سِيَر
siyar
Nominative سِيَرٌ
siyarun		 السِّيَرُ
as-siyaru		 سِيَرُ
siyaru
Accusative سِيَرًا
siyaran		 السِّيَرَ
as-siyara		 سِيَرَ
siyara
Genitive سِيَرٍ
siyarin		 السِّيَرِ
as-siyari		 سِيَرِ
siyari

References

South Levantine Arabic
Root
س ي ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سِيرَة (sīra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siː.re/, [ˈsiː.re]
  • IPA(key): /siː.ra/, [ˈsiː.ra]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

سيرة • (sīre) f

  1. story, tale
    Synonyms: قصة (ʔuṣṣa), حكاية (ḥikāye)
  2. matter, topic, subject
    شو السيرة؟
    šū s-sīre
    What's the matter?
    على سيرة المطاعم، شو أحسن وأطيب مطعم؟
    ʕala sīret il-maṭāʕem, šu ʔaḥsan w-ʔaṭyab maṭʕam?
    Speaking of restaurants, which is the best and most delicious restaurant?
    (literally, “On the topic of restaurants, which is the best and most delicious restaurant?”)

Derived terms
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