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

verbal noun of سَعَى (saʕā) (form I)
endeavor, effort, exertion, zeal
cooperation
career, course

Declension

Declension of noun **سَعْي** (saʕy)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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/

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