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

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]
  • (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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