سعي

See also: سعی and سعى

Arabic

Root
س ع ي (s ʕ y)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʕj/

Noun

سَعْي • (saʕy) m

1. verbal noun of سَعَى (saʕā) (form I)
2. endeavor, effort, exertion, zeal
3. cooperation
4. career, course

Declension

Declension of noun سَعْي (saʕy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَعْي saʕy	السَّعْي as-saʕy	سَعْي saʕy
Nominative	سَعْيٌ saʕyun	السَّعْيُ as-saʕyu	سَعْيُ saʕyu
Accusative	سَعْيًا saʕyan	السَّعْيَ as-saʕya	سَعْيَ saʕya
Genitive	سَعْيٍ saʕyin	السَّعْيِ as-saʕyi	سَعْيِ saʕyi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: səy
• → Ottoman Turkish: سعی (sai)
• → Persian: سعی (sa'y)
• → Uzbek: saʼy

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سعي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

سُعِيَ • (suʕiya) (form I) /su.ʕi.ja/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَعَى (saʕā)