Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سري
Parts of Speech
Verb (7×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
8 times across 8 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سري (sry) primarily means to journey or travel by night. It implies a continuous, often swift, movement during the darkness.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-r-y
Listen: يَسْرِ 89:4
Root letters: س — ر — ي

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 8 Occurrences

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

Verb (7) · Noun (1)

Verb (7 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:81 Verb
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن یَصِلُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡكَۖ فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعࣲ مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَلَا یَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَكَۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِیبُهَا مَاۤ أَصَابَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ مَوۡعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبۡحُۚ أَلَیۡسَ ٱلصُّبۡحُ بِقَرِیبࣲ ۝٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:65 Verb
فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعࣲ مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَـٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا یَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدࣱ وَٱمۡضُوا۟ حَیۡثُ تُؤۡمَرُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:1 Verb
۞ سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَیۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِی بَـٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِیَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِنَاۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing
Ta Ha 20:77 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِی فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِیقࣰا فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ یَبَسࣰا لَّا تَخَـٰفُ دَرَكࣰا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ ۝٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
The Poets 26:52 Verb
۞ وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِیۤ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ۝٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَأَسْرِ faʾaasri Verb
أَسْرِ ʾaasri Verb
يَسْرِ yasri Verb
سَرِيًّا sariyanā Noun
أَسْرَىٰ ʾaasraā Verb