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rapidly in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- bisurʿatin
- Arabizi
bisur3a- Type
- adverb
- Root
- س ر ع
How to use it
The adverb «بِسُرْعَةٍ» means “rapidly” or “quickly”. It is formed with the preposition «بـ» plus the noun «سرعة» in the genitive case, marked by the kasra. Use it after verbs to describe how an action is performed.
Example sentences
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جَرَى العَدَّاءُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
jarā al-ʿaddāʾu bisurʿatin.
The runner ran rapidly.
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تَطَوَّرَتِ التِّقْنِيَّةُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
taṭawwara al-tiqnīyah bisurʿatin.
The technology developed rapidly.
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اِسْتَجَبَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ بِسُرْعَةٍ لِلطَّلَبِ.
istajabati al-sharikah bisurʿatin liṭṭalabi.
The company responded rapidly to the request.
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.
She spoke rapidly.
تحدثت بسرعة.
Rats breed rapidly.
تتكاثر الفئران بسرعة.
These colors fade rapidly at death.
تتلاشى هذه الألوان بسرعة عند الموت.
The world has been changing rapidly.
وما انفكّ العالم يتغير تغيرا سريعا.
Whale watching has grown quite rapidly.
وقد زادت أنشطة مشاهدة الحيتان بسرعة كبيرة.
The volume of trade is growing rapidly.
كما يشهد حجم التجارة بين البلدين نمواً سريعا.
However, his options are shrinking rapidly.
إلا أن الخيارات المتاحة أمام مشرف تتضاءل بسرعة.
Second, China’s wage levels are rising rapidly.
وثانيا، تشهد مستويات الأجور في الصين الآن ارتفاعاً سريعا.
The financial system rapidly returned to health.
وسرعان ما استعاد النظام المالي عافيته.
Moreover, Chinese wages have been rising rapidly.
فضلاً عن ذلك فإن الأجور الصينية كانت في ارتفاع سريع.
Finally, employment continues to contract rapidly.
وأخيراً، ما زالت فرص العمل مستمرة في الانكماش بسرعة.
Rapidly, visibly, and inevitably, China has risen.
كان صعود الصين سريعاً وملموساً وحتميا.
Questions and answers
Can I say «سريعًا» instead of «بِسُرْعَةٍ»?
Yes, «سريعًا» is also correct and a bit shorter, but «بِسُرْعَةٍ» is more formal.
Is the tanwīn required?
In fully vowelled text the tanwīn (ـً) is shown, but in plain writing it is omitted.
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