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Form 1سَرَقَ مِنْهُ مَالًا8 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarسَرَقٌ

Core sense — he stole property from him, taking it secretly and by trickerygenerated

1.1he stole property from him, i.e. he took it secretly and by trickery—الشَّىْءَ

سَرَقَهُ مَالًا was also sometimes said, with the preposition dropped for ease but understood.

Muḍāriʿ سَرِقَ; maṣdars سَرَقٌ, سَرِقٌ, سَرَقَةٌ, سَرِقَةٌ and سَرْقٌ.

he stole it from him—استرقهُ

Or: he came secretly to a place of custody and took what belonged to another person.

Followed by مِنْهُ.

[he stole from them, or robbed them]—سَرَقَهُمْ

Used alone; given under the article بوق.

the thief was robbed, and in consequence killed himself—سُرِقَ السَّارِقُ فَٱنْتَحَرَ
he stole it from him—سرّقهُ

A proverb, applied to one who has a thing not belonging to him taken from him, and whose impatience then becomes excessive.

El-Farezdak says: [By no means suppose that the dirhems you stole will wipe out your disgraceful practices committed in ʿOmān]

shāhid
لَا تَحْسِبَنَّ دَرَاهِمًا سَرَّقْتَهَاتَمْحُو مَخَازِيكَ الَّتِى بِعُمَانِ

Maṣdar تَسْرِيقٌ; it means the same as سَرَقَهُ.

I am not answerable to you for running away or for stealing—بَرِئْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الإِبَاقِ وَالسَّرَقِ

Said in selling a slave.

1.1.1

One also says سَرَقَ السَّمْعَ, meaning استرقهُ.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe became hoarse—سُرِقَ صَوْتُهُ

Literally, his voice was stolen.

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredI have been robbed of my honour, or reputation, O my people—سرقت يا قوم

[Apparently سُرِقْتُ يَا قَوْمِ, explained as meaning سرقت عرضى, which I think is a miscopying for سُرِقْتُ عِرْضِى.]

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredwe passed a night of the month pleasantly, or with enjoyment—سَرَقْنَا لَيْلَةً مِنَ الشَّهْرِ
1.1.5figurative · مجازmy eye overcame me—سَرَقَتْنِى عَيْنِى
1.2it was, or became, unperceived, or hardly perceptible—سَرِقَ

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Yoo: said of a thing, and the same as خَفِىَ.

1.2.1his joints became weak, or feeble—سَرِقَتْ مَفَاصِلُهُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above; انسرقت is used in the same way.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
12:77
قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!"

12:81
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَـٰفِظِينَ

"Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen!

60:12
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ وَلَا يَأْتِينَ بِبُهْتَـٰنٍ يَفْتَرِينَهُۥ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَأَرْجُلِهِنَّ وَلَا يَعْصِينَكَ فِى مَعْرُوفٍ ۙ فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُنَّ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commit adultery (or fornication), that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood, and that they will not disobey thee in any just matter,- then do thou receive their fealty, and pray to Allah for the forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Mgh, O, Msb,) or الشَّىْءَ , (K,) and سَرَقَهُ مَالًا , (S, Mgh, O, Msb,) thus also they sometimes said, (S, O,) the prep. being suppressed for the sake of alleviation, but meant to be understood, (Ham p. 155,) aor. سَرِقَ inf. n. سَرَقٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) and سَرِقٌ and سَرَقَةٌ (Mgh, K) and سَرِقَةٌ and سَرْقٌ , (K,) He stole from him property, [or the thing,] i. e. he took it [from him] secretly, and by artifice; (Mgh;) or he came clandestinely to a place of custody, and took what belonged to him, namely, another person; (O, K;) as also استرقهُ [followed by مِنْهُ ]. (IAar, K.) And سَرَقَهُمْ [alone, He stole from them; or robbed them]. (JK and K in art. بوق .) It is said in a prov., سُرِقَ السَّارِقُ فَٱنْتَحَرَ (S, O) The thief was robbed, and in consequence slew himself: applied to him who has a thing not belonging to him taken from him, and whose impatience consequently becomes excessive. (Meyd, * O.) And سرّقهُ , inf. n. تَسْرِيقٌ signifies the same as سَرَقَهُ : El-Farezdak says, 1 [By no means reckon thou that dirhems which thou stolest will efface thy disgraceful practices that were committed in 'Omán]. (IB, TA.) And you say in selling a slave, بَرِئْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الإِبَاقِ وَالسَّرَقِ [I am irresponsible to thee for running away and stealing]. (TA.) لَا تَحْسِبَنَّ دَرَاهِمًا سَرَّقْتَهَا | تَمْحُو مَخَازِيكَ الَّتِى بِعُمَانِ One says also, سَرَقَ السَّمْعَ , meaning استرقهُ . (Msb. See 3.) And سُرِقَ صَوْتُهُ [lit. His voice was stolen], meaning he became hoarse. (Z, TA.) And سرقت يا قوم [app. سُرِقْتُ يَا قَوْمِ , expl. as meaning سرقت عرضى , which I think a mistranscription for سُرِقْتُ عِرْضِى , i. e. I have been robbed of my honour, or reputation, O my people]. (TA.) And سَرَقْنَا لَيْلَةً مِنَ الشَّهْرِ We passed pleasantly, or with enjoyment, a night of the month. (TA.) And سَرَقَتْنِى عَيْنِى My eye overcame me. (TA.) سَرِقَ , aor. سَرَقَ , (Yoo, IDrd, K,) inf. n. سَرَقٌ , (TK,) said of a thing, (Yoo, IDrd,) i. q. خَفِىَ [It was, or became, unperceived, or imperceptible, or hardly perceived or perceptible, &c.]. (Yoo, IDrd, K.) And سَرِقَتْ مَفَاصِلُهُ , aor. as above, (IDrd, K,) and so the inf. n., (TA,) His joints became weak, or feeble; (IDrd, K;) as also انسرقت . (K.)
Form 2سرّقهُ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَسْرِيقٌ

Core sense — he accused him of theftgenerated

2.1

See form 1.

2.1.1your son has been accused of theft—إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سُرِّقَ

Also, with: he accused him of theft.

So in the Qur'ān 12:81, according to one reading.

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: see 1. Also, (S,) inf. n. تَسْرِيقٌ , (K,) He attributed to him [or accused him of] theft. (S.) It is said in the Kur [xii. 81], accord. to one reading, إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سُرِّقَ [Verily thy son has been accused of theft]. (S.)
Form 3هُوَ يُسَارِقُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ1 sense

Core sense — he takes an opportunity of looking, or of listening, by stealthgenerated

3.1figurative · مجازhe takes an opportunity of looking by stealth—اِسْتَراقُ النَّظَرِ
he takes an opportunity of looking by stealth—تَسَرُّقُهُ
taking an opportunity of looking and of hearing—التَّسَرُّقُ
he listened, or heard, by stealth—استرق السَّمْعَ

He makes use of, or seeks, the other's inattention to look at him: he takes an opportunity of looking at him by stealth.

Also the hearing of talk by stealth.

استرق alone is used in the same way, as appears from the explanation of the ism fāʿil مُسْتَرِقٌ below.

he listened, or heard, by stealth—سَرَقَ السَّمْعَ
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He avails himself of, (S, O,) or seeks, (K,) his inadvertence, to look at him: (S, O, K:) [he takes an opportunity of looking at him by stealth:] and in like manner one uses the phrases اِسْتَراقُ النَّظَرِ and تَسَرُّقُهُ [as meaning the taking an opportunity of looking by stealth]: and التَّسَرُّقُ [alone] signifies the taking an opportunity of looking and of hearing: (TA:) [and the hearing discourse by stealth; as is indicated in the TA:] and استرق السَّمْعَ [and استرق alone, as appears from an explanation of the part. n. مُسْتَرِقٌ , below,] He listened, (S, O,) or heard, (Msb,) by stealth; (S, O, Msb;) as also سَرَقَ السَّمْعَ . (Msb.)
Form 5تسرّق2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he stole by degrees, one thing after anothergenerated

5.1he stole my poetry, bit by bit—تسرّق شِعْرِى

Used by Ru-beh.

He stole by degrees, one thing and then another.

5.1.1

See also form 3, in two places.

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He stole [by degrees, or] one thing and then another. (O, K.) So in the phrase تسرّق شِعْرِى [He stole my poetry, bit by bit], used by Ru-beh. (O, TA.) See also 3, in two places.
Form 7انسرق2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he drew back in order to go away; he became languid and weakgenerated

7.1he went, drew, or shrank, back from them, in order to go away—عَنْهُمْ

[In this and the following sense the verb is wrongly written in the CK اَسْرَقَ.]

7.1.1

He was, or became, languid, and weak, or feeble.

See also form 1, last sentence.

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He went, drew, or shrank, back, in order to go away, عَنْهُمْ from them. (K, TA. [In this and the following sense, the verb is erroneously written in the CK اَسْرَقَ .]) And He was, or became, languid, and weak, or feeble. (O, K, TA.) See also 1, last sentence.
Form 8استرق4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he listened by stealth; he deceived secretlygenerated

8.1

See form 1, first sentence.

8.1.1

See form 3, in two places. [See also كَبِيسٌ.]

8.1.2figurative · مجاز

He deceived, or outwitted, secretly, or by stealth, like one who listens in that way.

8.1.3figurative · مجازthe writer left out some of the items of the reckoning—استرق الكَاتِبُ بَعْضَ المُحَاسَبَاتِ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8
15:18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ

But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see 1, first sentence: and see 3, in two places. [See also كَبِيسٌ .] Also He deceived, or circumvented, secretly, [or by stealth,] like him who [so] listens. (TA.) And you say, استرق الكَاتِبُ بَعْضَ المُحَاسَبَاتِ The writer suppressed some of the items of the reckoning. (TA.)
Form Q. Q. 1سَرْقَنَ الأَرْضَ1 sense

Core sense — he manured the land with dunggenerated

Q. Q. 1.1

He manured the land with سِرْقِين. Given under the article سرقن.

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He manured the land with سِرْقِين . (L in art. سرقن .)

Derived nouns 14

Nounسَرَقٌ1 sense

Core sense — oblong pieces of silk, especially white silkgenerated

1

Oblong pieces of silk; according to A'Obeyd, of white silk; or silk in general.

A'Obeyd: arabicized from the Persian سَرَهْ, meaning “good”.

Ism waḥda with ة, explained as a piece of good silk.

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Oblong pieces (S, O, Msb, * K) of silk; (S, O, Msb;) accord. to A'Obeyd, (S, O,) of white silk: (S, O, K:) or silk in general: (K:) said by A'Obeyd to be arabicized from the Pers. سَرَهْ , meaning “ good: ” (S, O:) n. un. with ة ; (S, O, Msb;) which is expl. as meaning a piece of good silk. (TA.)
Nounسَرِقٌ1 sense

Core sense — theftgenerated

1

This and سَرِقَةٌ, each said to be a maṣdar, are also said to be nouns from سَرَقَ, meaning theft; as also سَرْقَةٌ, or سِرْقَةٌ.

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and سَرِقَةٌ [the former of which is said in the Mgh and K, and the latter in the K, to be an inf. n., are also said to be] substs. from سَرَقَ , [as such signifying Theft,] as also سَرْقَةٌ , (O, K,) or سِرْقَةٌ . (Msb.)
Nounسَرْقَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — theftgenerated

1

See the word just before.

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: see what next precedes.
Nounسِرْقَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — theftgenerated

1

See the word just before.

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: see what next precedes.
Nounسَرِقَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — theft; a thing stolengenerated

1

See سَرِقٌ.

1.1he has stolen pieces of poetry, or verse—عِنْدَهُ سُرَاقَاتُ الشِّعْرِ

Also: a thing stolen; and so سُرَاقَةٌ, plural سُرَاقَاتٌ.

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: see سَرِقٌ . Also, (Msb,) A thing stolen; (Mgh, Msb;) and so سُرَاقَةٌ ; [pl. of the latter سُرَاقَاتٌ ;] whence the saying عِنْدَهُ سُرَاقَاتُ الشِّعْرِ [He has stolen things of poetry or verse]. (TA.)
Nounسِرْقِينٌ1 sense

Core sense — dung of animals, used as a manure for landgenerated

1

Given under the article سرج; sometimes written سَرْقِينٌ, as also سَرْجِين.

Dung of horses or other solid-hoofed animals, the same as رَوْثٌ and زِبْلٌ; or fresh dung of camels, sheep and goats, wild oxen, and the like; used as a manure for land. Given under the article ذأر.

Arabicized from سركين [or سَرْگِينْ], a Persian word. [See سِرْجِينٌ in the article سرج.]

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, (K, and S and Msb in art. سرج ,) sometimes written سَرْقِينٌ , (K,) as also سَرْجِين , (Msb, TA,) Dung of horses or other solid-hoofed animals, syn. رَوْثٌ , and زِبْلٌ , (Msb,) or fresh dung of camels, sheep and goats, wild oxen, and the like; (TA in art. ذأر ;) a manure for land: (L:) arabicized from سركين [or سَرْگِينْ ], (Msb, K,) a Pers. word. (Msb.) [See سِرْجِينٌ , in art. سرج .]
Nounسَرُوقٌ1 sense

Core sense — thievish; a great thiefgenerated

1

[Thievish; a great thief]; an adjective applied to a man, and to a dog.

Plural سُرُقٌ.

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[Thievish; a great thief]; an epithet applied to a man, and to a dog: pl. سُرُقٌ . (TA.)
Nounسُرَاقَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who steals poetry or versesgenerated

1

See سَرِقَةٌ.

1.1

Also: one who steals poetry or verses.

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: see سَرِقَةٌ . Also A stealer of poetry or verses. (TA.)
Nounسَرُوقَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — very thievish; a very great thiefgenerated

1

[Very thievish; a very great thief]; it has no plural.

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[Very thievish; a very great thief]: it has no pl. (TA.)
Nounسَارِقٌ1 sense

Core sense — stealing; a thiefgenerated

1

[Stealing; a thief; or] one who comes secretly to a place of custody and takes what does not belong to him.

Plurals سَرَقَةٌ, سُرَّاقٌ and سُرَّقٌ.

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[Stealing; a thief; or] one who comes clandestinely to a place of custody, and takes what does not belong to him: (O:) pl. سَرَقَةٌ and سُرَّاقٌ (TA) and سُرَّقٌ . (Mgh.)
Nounسُورَقٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain disease in the limbsgenerated

1

Ibn-ʿAbbād: a certain disease in the members, or limbs.

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A certain disease in the members, or limbs. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.)
Nounسَارِقَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an iron collar confining the two hands to the neckgenerated

1

Singular of سَوَارِقُ, which means [collars by which the two hands are confined together to the neck, also called] جَوَامِعُ, of iron, attached to fetters or shackles.

1.1

Ibn-ʿAbbād: the plural, سَوَارِقُ, also means the adjuncts in the catches of a lock.

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sing. of سَوَارِقُ , which signifies [Collars by means of which the two hands are confined together to the neck, called also] جَوَامِعُ , (O, K, TA,) of iron, attached to fetters or shackles. (TA.) And the pl., سَوَارِقُ , signifies also The adjuncts ( زَوَائِد ) in the catches ( فَرَاش [q. v.]) of a lock. (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K.)
Nounمَسْرُوقُ الصَّوْتِ1 sense

Core sense — hoarse in voicegenerated

1figurative · مجازa young gazelle with a nasal sound, or twang, in its cry—مَسْرُوقُ البُغَامِ

As though its voice were stolen; a phrase used by El-Aashà.

Literally, having the voice stolen; it means hoarse in voice.

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[lit. Having the voice stolen,] means hoarse in voice. (Z, TA.) And hence, مَسْرُوقُ البُغَامِ [A young gazelle] having a nasal sound, or twang, in its cry; as though its voice were stolen: a phrase used by El-Aashà. (TA.)
Nounمُسْتَرِقٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — listening by stealth; defective, weak in makegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Listening by stealth, like the thief.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Ibn-ʿAbbād: defective, weak in make.

1.2figurative · مجازweak in speech, or in what he says—مُسْتَرِقُ القَوْلِ
1.3figurative · مجازshort in the neck—مُسْتَرِقُ العُنُقِ

Ibn-ʿAbbād; applied to a man, and meaning contracted in the neck.

[In the CK, المُسْرِقُ is wrongly put for المُسْتَرِقُ.]

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Listening by stealth, (K, TA,) like the thief. (TA.) Defective, weak in make. (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K.) مُسْتَرِقُ القَوْلِ Weak in speech or saying. (A, TA.) مُسْتَرِقُ العُنُقِ Short in the neck; (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K, TA;) applied to a man; (Ibn-'Abbád, O, TA;) contracted therein. (A, TA.) [In the CK, المُسْرِقُ is erroneously put for المُسْتَرِقُ .]