Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سرق
Parts of Speech
Verb (5×), Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
9 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root سرق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "srq" primarily means to steal, taking something secretly or by artifice.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-r-q
Listen: يَسْرِقْنَ 60:12
Root letters: س — ر — ق

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

All word forms derived from the root سرق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 9 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root سرق appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (4) · Noun (3)

Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:77 Verb
۞ قَالُوۤا۟ إِن یَسۡرِقۡ فَقَدۡ سَرَقَ أَخࣱ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا یُوسُفُ فِی نَفۡسِهِۦ وَلَمۡ یُبۡدِهَا لَهُمۡۚ قَالَ أَنتُمۡ شَرࣱّ مَّكَانࣰاۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ ۝٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
Joseph 12:81 Verb
ٱرۡجِعُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰۤ أَبِیكُمۡ فَقُولُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَاۤ إِنَّ ٱبۡنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدۡنَاۤ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَیۡبِ حَـٰفِظِینَ ۝٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:18 Verb
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame
She That is to be Examined, Examining her, She Who is Tested 60:12 Verb
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّبِیُّ إِذَا جَاۤءَكَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتُ یُبَایِعۡنَكَ عَلَىٰۤ أَن لَّا یُشۡرِكۡنَ بِٱللَّهِ شَیۡءࣰا وَلَا یَسۡرِقۡنَ وَلَا یَزۡنِینَ وَلَا یَقۡتُلۡنَ أَوۡلَـٰدَهُنَّ وَلَا یَأۡتِینَ بِبُهۡتَـٰنࣲ یَفۡتَرِینَهُۥ بَیۡنَ أَیۡدِیهِنَّ وَأَرۡجُلِهِنَّ وَلَا یَعۡصِینَكَ فِی مَعۡرُوفࣲ فَبَایِعۡهُنَّ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُنَّ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O Prophet, when the believing women come to you pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allah , nor will they steal, nor will they commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor will they kill their children, nor will they bring forth a slander they have invented between their arms and legs, nor will they disobey you in what is right - then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for them of Allah . Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful

Derived Forms (8)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سَرَقَ saraqa Verb
يَسْرِقْنَ yasriqna Verb
ٱسْتَرَقَ staraqa Verb
يَسْرِقْ yasriq Verb
سَٰرِقِينَ sariqiyna Noun
لَسَٰرِقُونَ lasariquwna Noun
وَٱلسَّارِقُ walsaāriqu Noun
وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ walsaāriqahu Noun