سيارة

See also: سیاره‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ي ر‎ (s-y-r). Tool noun formed from the characteristic adjective of سَارَ‎ (sāra, “to move, to travel”), as سَيَّار‎ (sayyār, “moving frequently”) +‎ ـَة‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saj.jaː.ra/
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Noun

سَيَّارَة • (sayyāra) f (plural سَيَّارَات‎ (sayyārāt))

(collective) caravan, travellers
Synonym: قَافِلَة‎ (qāfila)
- Quran 12:19
  ‏وَجَاءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَى دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَى هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ‎
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
automobile, car, motorcar
Synonym: عَرَبِيَّة‎ (ʿarabiyya) (regional)

Declension

Declension of noun سَيَّارَة (sayyāra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَيَّارَة sayyāra	السَّيَّارَة‎ as-sayyāra	سَيَّارَة sayyārat
Nominative	سَيَّارَةٌ sayyāratun	السَّيَّارَةُ‎ as-sayyāratu	سَيَّارَةُ sayyāratu
Accusative	سَيَّارَةً sayyāratan	السَّيَّارَةَ‎ as-sayyārata	سَيَّارَةَ sayyārata
Genitive	سَيَّارَةٍ sayyāratin	السَّيَّارَةِ‎ as-sayyārati	سَيَّارَةِ sayyārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَيَّارَتَيْن‎ sayyāratayn	السَّيَّارَتَيْن‎ as-sayyāratayn	سَيَّارَتَيْ‎ sayyāratay
Nominative	سَيَّارَتَانِ‎ sayyāratāni	السَّيَّارَتَانِ‎ as-sayyāratāni	سَيَّارَتَا‎ sayyāratā
Accusative	سَيَّارَتَيْنِ‎ sayyāratayni	السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ‎ as-sayyāratayni	سَيَّارَتَيْ‎ sayyāratay
Genitive	سَيَّارَتَيْنِ‎ sayyāratayni	السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ‎ as-sayyāratayni	سَيَّارَتَيْ‎ sayyāratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَيَّارَات‎ sayyārāt	السَّيَّارَات‎ as-sayyārāt	سَيَّارَات‎ sayyārāt
Nominative	سَيَّارَاتٌ‎ sayyārātun	السَّيَّارَاتُ‎ as-sayyārātu	سَيَّارَاتُ‎ sayyārātu
Accusative	سَيَّارَاتٍ‎ sayyārātin	السَّيَّارَاتِ‎ as-sayyārāti	سَيَّارَاتِ‎ sayyārāti
Genitive	سَيَّارَاتٍ‎ sayyārātin	السَّيَّارَاتِ‎ as-sayyārāti	سَيَّارَاتِ‎ sayyārāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “سير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Modern Standard Arabic سَيَّارَة‎ (sayyāra).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /səjːɑːrə/
(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /səjːɑːrət/ (construct)

Noun

سيارة (sayyāra) (plural سيايير‎ (siyāyīr) or سيارات‎ (sayyārāt), construct سيارة (sayyārat))

car, automobile, motorcar
‏امس وديت السيارة القراج عشان يغيرون الزيت.‎‎
I took the car to the mechanic yesterday to change the oil

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