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pursuit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sāʿī
- Arabizi
saa3i- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- السَّعْيَات as‑sāʿiyāt
- Root
- س ع ي
How to use it
"Pursuit" as a noun means the act of striving for something, often translated as "السّعي". It is masculine and can be pluralized as "السّعيَات" for different kinds of pursuits.
Example sentences
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السَّعْيُ وراء الحُقُوقِ هُوَ مَسْؤولِيَّةٌ كَبيرةٌ.
as‑sāʿī warā'a al‑ḥuqūqi huwa masʾūliyyah kabīrah.
The pursuit of rights is a great responsibility.
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يَتَطَلَّبُ السَّعْيُ إِلَى صَبْرٍ وَإِرَادَةٍ.
yataṭallaʿu as‑sāʿī ilā ṣabrin wa‑irādah.
Pursuit requires patience and will.
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أَنا فِي سَبِيلِ السَّعْيِ إِلَى التَّحْسِينِ.
anā fī sabīli as‑sāʿī ilā at‑taḥsīn.
I am on the pursuit of improvement.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
He was in pursuit of the result.
كان يلاحق النتيجة ولا يلاحق الهدف
He was in pursuit of the riches.
كان يلاحق الاموال
The Official Pursuit of Happiness
المساعي الرسمية إلى السعادة
China’s Pursuit of a New Economic Order
الصين تسعى إلى فرض نظام اقتصادي عالمي جديد
At sunrise they set off in pursuit of them
« فأتبعوهم » لحقوهم « مشرقين » وقت شروق الشمس.
She spent her life in pursuit of the truth.
أمضت حياتها في السعي وراء الحقيقة.
170 Swedes fell in the battle and the pursuit.
سقط 170 السويديين في المعركة.
I call it seeking joy -- this pursuit of happiness.
أنا أسميها البحث عن السعادة هذا السعي لتحقيق السعادة
"The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics.
"البحث عن الفارسية: اللغة المغولية في السياسة".
The pursuit of market confidence would be superfluous.
وبهذا تصبح مسألة السعي إلى اكتساب ثقة السوق زائدة عن الحاجة.
That happens even in their pursuit of sustainable development.
بل إن هذا يحدث بالنسبة لسعيها لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة.
The pursuit of justice is often said to clash with the pursuit of peace.
وكثيراً ما يقال إن التماس العدالة يتعارض مع السعي لإحلال السلام.
Questions and answers
Can "pursuit" be used for a chase?
Yes, in the sense of "a chase" you can also say "ملاحقة" but "السّعي" is more abstract, like a pursuit of goals.
Is "السّعي" used in formal Arabic?
Absolutely, it appears in news, academic texts and everyday speech when talking about efforts or ambitions.
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