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سَرُوَ

Root: سرو

Form: 1

Full Definition

سَرُوَI , Present.T يَسْرُو; and سَرَا, Present.T as above; and سَرِىَ, Present.T يَسْرَى; Verbal.Noun سَرَاوَةٌ, of the first verb, and سَرْوٌ, of the same verb, and of the second, and of the third, and سَرًا and سَرَآءٌ, both of the third, but سَرَآءٌ, and this only, is mentioned by Lh as Verbal.Noun of the second verb; He was, or became, possessed of liberality, bountifulness, munificence, or generosity, combined with manliness, or manly virtue: or manliness, or manly virtue, and or combined with, high or elevated rank or condition, nobility, dignity, honour, or glory.

def.2 سَرْوُ المَسَاقِى means The cleaning out of what are termed مَسَاقٍ [pl. of مَسْقَاةٌ or مِسْقَاةٌ, which see in art. سقى].

def.3 سَرْوٌ also signifies, like تَسْرِيَةٌ [Verbal.Noun of سرّى ], and إِسْرَآءٌ [Verbal.Noun of اسرى ], The throwing off a thing from oneself [or from another]; and the pulling off a thing. You say, سَرَوْتُ الثَّوْبَ عَنِّى, or عَنْهُ, Present.T أَسْرُو, Verbal.Noun سَرْوٌ, I threw off the garment from me, or I removed the garment from over him; and سَرَيْتُ is a dial. var. thereof; or سَرَا ثَوْبَهُ عَنْهُ, Verbal.Noun سَرْوٌ; and ; he pulled off his garment from him: and سَرَوْتُ الجُلَّ عَنِ الفَرَسِ, or عَنْ ظَهْرِ الفَرَسِ, and , and , I threw off [the horse-cloth from the horse, or from the back of the horse]. And سَرَوْتُ عَنِّى دِرْعِى [I threw off from me my coat of mail]: in this case the verb is only with و. [Hence,] عَنْهُ, or سُرِّىَ عَنْهُ الهَمُّ, Verbal.Noun تَسْرِيَةٌ, Anxiety became removed from him; as also عَنْهُ الهَمُّ: or his anxiety became removed, or cleared away. And عَنْهُ الخَوْفُ Fear was made to quit him: the teshdeed denotes intensiveness. And hence the phrase in a trad., فَلَمَّا عَنْهُ بُرَحَآءُ الوَحْىِ [And when the vehement distress of mind arising from the oppression caused by inspiration was made to quit him]; referring to the Prophet.

def.4 سَرَتْ, Verbal.Noun سَرْوٌ, said of the female locust, She laid eggs: a dial. var. of سَرَأَتْ.


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