شراع

Arabic

Etymology

From the 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

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

  • سفينة شراعيّة (safīne širāʕiyye, “sailing ship”)
  • شختورة شراعيّة (šaḵtūra širāʕiyye, “yacht, sailboat”)
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