سر

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سر¹

verb سَرَّ · sarra · يَسُرُّ · مَسَرَّة · سُرُور · سُرّ

  1. to gladden, to make happy, to delight, to cheer, to rejoice
  2. to satisfy
  3. to pass

سر²

verb يُسَرُّ · سُرَّ · surra · سُرِرْتُ · مَسَرَّة · سُرُور

  1. to be glad, to be happy, to be delighted, to take pleasure in

سر³

noun سَرّ · sarr · السَّرّ · سَرٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)

سر⁴

Where it comes from

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎗 (šr).

noun سُرّ · surr · أَسِرَّة · السُّرّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
  2. umbilical cord, navel string

سر⁵

Where it comes from

Denominal verb from سُرّ (surr, “umbilical cord”) and سُرَّة (surra, “navel”).

verb سَرَّ · sarra · يَسُرُّ · سَرّ · سَارّ

  1. to cut off the navel string of (someone)
  2. to hurt the navel of (someone)

سر⁶

Where it comes from

Denominal verb from سُرَّة (surra, “navel”).

verb يَسَرُّ · سَرَّ · sarra · سَرِرْتُ · سَرّ

  1. to complain of pain in the navel

سر⁷

Where it comes from

For the fourth sense, compare Classical Syriac ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ (rāzā, “sacrament”, literally “secret”).

noun سِرّ · sirr · أَسْرَار · السِّرّ

  1. countable, uncountable secret, secret thought
  2. countable, uncountable heart, inmost
  3. countable, uncountable secrecy, mystery
  4. countable, uncountable sacrament (Christianity)
  5. countable, uncountable underlying reason

Opposite: عَلَن

سر⁸

noun سِرّ · sirr · أَسِرَّة · أَسْرَار · أَسَارِير

  1. countable, uncountable line in the palm

سر⁹

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish سر (ser), from Persian سر (sar).

noun سَر · sar · السَّر · سَرٌ

  1. countable, in compounds, uncountable head, chief سِرْدَار (sirdār)

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Opposite: عَلَن

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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