Arabic for steal

saraqa

ﺳَﺮَﻕَ

steal – past tense he

yasriqu

ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ

steal – present tense he

The Arabic verb for steal is written ﺳَﺮَﻕَ and pronunced saraqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ and pronounced yasriqu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word steal

You have stolen your words from famous poetry.⁵

saraqta kalimaatika min 'ash3aarin mashhuuratin

ﺳَﺮَﻗﺖَ ﻛَﻠِﻤَﺎﺗِﻚَ ﻣِﻦ ﺃَﺷﻌَﺎﺭٍ ﻣَﺸﻬُﻮﺭَﺓٍ

The thief steals the wallet.

yasriqu alliSSu almaHfaZata

ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺُّ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺤﻔَﻈَﺔَ

The crow steals the key.

yasriqu alghuraabu almiftaaHa

ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺮَﺍﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻤِﻔﺘَﺎﺡَ

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Important letters: ﺱ ﺭ ﻕ

The root of the word steal consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to steal

All letters in steal

ﺳَﺮَﻕَ

ﺳـ

ـﺮ

ﻕ

ﺳـ

ـﺮ

ﻕ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

sin

qaf

The Arabic word for steal consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺮَﻕَ and pronounced saraqa.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for steal

fa3ala becomes saraqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for steal is written ﺳَﺮَﻕَ and pronounced saraqa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are s, r and q, the word becomes saraqa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns