استراق

Arabic

Root
س ر ق (s r q)
6 terms

Noun

اِسْتِرَاق • (istirāq) m

1. verbal noun of اِسْتَرَقَ (istaraqa) (form VIII)

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِرَاق (istirāq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِرَاق istirāq	الِاسْتِرَاق al-istirāq	اِسْتِرَاق istirāq
Nominative	اِسْتِرَاقٌ istirāqun	الِاسْتِرَاقُ al-istirāqu	اِسْتِرَاقُ istirāqu
Accusative	اِسْتِرَاقًا istirāqan	الِاسْتِرَاقَ al-istirāqa	اِسْتِرَاقَ istirāqa
Genitive	اِسْتِرَاقٍ istirāqin	الِاسْتِرَاقِ al-istirāqi	اِسْتِرَاقِ istirāqi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِرَاق (istirāq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.ti.ˈɾɑːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑ́ːq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰi.ɾɔ́ːq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰe.ɹɒ́ːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰi.ɾɔ́q]

Readings
Classical reading?	istirāq
Dari reading?	istirāq
Iranian reading?	esterâğ
Tajik reading?	istiroq

Noun

استراق • (esterâq)

1. (rare, except in استراق سمع) stealing

Derived terms

• استراق سمع (esterâq-e sam', “eavesdropping”)