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سارِق

sāriqīna

thieves

চোর

Root letters: س ر قAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,865 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Verb form IRoot letters: س ر ق

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)وَٱلسَّارِقُ1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)سَـٰرِقِينَ2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلسَّارِقُAnd (for) the male thiefwal-sāriqu · 1 times
  • لَسَـٰرِقُونَsurely (are) thieveslasāriqūna · 1 times
  • سَـٰرِقِينَthievessāriqīna · 1 times

Words from the same root

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Examples from the Qur'an

They said, "By Allāh, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."

Surah 12:73 — Read full ayah

[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e., committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allāh. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Surah 5:38 — Read full ayah

So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

Surah 12:70 — Read full ayah