# أسرع
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

* Root
* س ر ع (s r ʕ)
* 5 terms
Compare سَرِيع (sarīʕ, “fast”).

#### Verb

أَسْرَعَ • (ʔasraʕa) IV (non-past يُسْرِعُ (yusriʕu), verbal noun إِسْرَاع (ʔisrāʕ))
* to be fast
* (intransitive) to hurry, to rush [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to something’; or with بِ (bi) or فِي (fī) ‘to do something’]
* (transitive) to quicken (the pace), to speed up, to accelerate (an action)

##### References

* Lane, Edward William (1863) “سرع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
* Wehr, Hans (1979) “سرع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

### Etymology 2

* Root
* س ر ع (s r ʕ)
* 5 terms
Elative of سَرِيع (sarīʕ, “fast”).

#### Adjective

أَسْرَع • (ʔasraʕ) (feminine سُرْعَى (surʕā), masculine plural أَسَارِع (ʔasāriʕ))
* elative degree of سَرِيع (sarīʕ):
** faster; fastest

##### References

* Lane, Edward William (1863) “أسرع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

أسرع (form I)
* أَسْرُعُ (ʔasruʕu) /ʔas.ru.ʕu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)
* أَسْرُعَ (ʔasruʕa) /ʔas.ru.ʕa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)
* أَسْرُعْ (ʔasruʕ) /ʔas.ruʕ/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَرُعَ (saruʕa)

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

أسرع (form II)
* أُسَرِّعُ (ʔusarriʕu) /ʔu.sar.ri.ʕu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)
* أُسَرَّعُ (ʔusarraʕu) /ʔu.sar.ra.ʕu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)
* أُسَرِّعَ (ʔusarriʕa) /ʔu.sar.ri.ʕa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)
* أُسَرَّعَ (ʔusarraʕa) /ʔu.sar.ra.ʕa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)
* أُسَرِّعْ (ʔusarriʕ) /ʔu.sar.riʕ/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)
* أُسَرَّعْ (ʔusarraʕ) /ʔu.sar.raʕ/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of سَرَّعَ (sarraʕa)

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* س ر ع
* 4 terms

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَسْرَعَ (ʔasraʕa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔas.raʕ/, [ˈʔas.raʕ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

أسرع • (ʔasraʕ) IV (present بسرع (bisreʕ))
* to be fast
* (by extension) to speed (in a vehicle)

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of أسرع (ʔasraʕ) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | أسرعت (ʔasraʕt) | أسرعت (ʔasraʕt) | أسرع (ʔasraʕ) | أسرعنا (ʔasraʕna) | أسرعتو (ʔasraʕtu) | أسرعو (ʔasraʕu) |
| past | f | أسرعت (ʔasraʕt) | اسرعتي (ʔasraʕti) | أسرعت (ʔasraʕat) | أسرعنا (ʔasraʕna) | أسرعتو (ʔasraʕtu) | أسرعو (ʔasraʕu) |
| present | m | بسرع (basriʕ) | بتسرع (btisriʕ) | بسرع (bisriʕ) | منسرع (mnisriʕ) | بتسرعو (btisriʕu) | بسرعو (bisriʕu) |
| present | f | بسرع (basriʕ) | بتسرعي (btisriʕi) | بتسرع (btisriʕ) | منسرع (mnisriʕ) | بتسرعو (btisriʕu) | بسرعو (bisriʕu) |
| subjunctive | m | اسرع (asriʕ) | تسرع (tisriʕ) | يسرع (yisriʕ) | نسرع (nisriʕ) | تسرعو (tisriʕu) | يسرعو (yisriʕu) |
| subjunctive | f | اسرع (asriʕ) | تسرعي (tisriʕi) | تسرع (tisriʕ) | نسرع (nisriʕ) | تسرعو (tisriʕu) | يسرعو (yisriʕu) |
| imperative | m | | اسرع (isriʕ) | | | اسرعو (isriʕu) | |
| imperative | f | | اسرعي (isriʕi) | | | اسرعو (isriʕu) | |