English → Arabic
secret in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sirr
- Arabizi
sirr- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- س ر ر
How to use it
"Secret" is a common noun meaning something hidden or not known by others. In Arabic it is سِرٌّ (m). Use it for confidential information, mysteries, or hidden facts. It can also appear in idioms like سِرّ النجاح (the secret of success).
Example sentences
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سِرٌّ خَفِيٌّ لا يَعرِفُهُ أَحَدٌ.
sirrun khafiyyun lā yaʿrifuhu aḥadun.
A hidden secret that no one knows.
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أَخبرْنِي بِالسِّرِّ لَكِنِّي سَأُحافِظُ عَلَيهِ.
akhbirnī bis‑sirrī lakinnī saʾuḥāfiẓu ʿalayhi.
Tell me the secret but I will keep it.
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السِّرُّ يَكُونُ أَكثَرَ فِي القَصَصِ.
as‑sirru yakūnu akthara fī al‑qaṣaṣi.
The secret is often in stories.
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.
NATO Secret
سرّ NATO
Very Secret
سرّي للغاية
Defense Secret
سرّ الدّفاع
It's a secret.
إنه سر.
Keep the secret.
احتفظ بالسر.
What's the secret?
ما السر؟
Invalid secret key.
مفتاح سري غير سليم.
secret door detection
تفحّص الأبواب السرية
Japan’s Secret Shogun
اليابان وقائدها الدكتاتوري العسكري السري
Sarkozy’s Secret Rupture
ساركوزي والانقطاع الخفي
Germany’s Secret Credit Addiction
ألمانيا وإدمانها السري على الائتمان
In their “secret” world, it wasn’t any secret who was behind the title “Chief Designer.”
ففي عالمهم "السري"، لم يكن من المجهول لأي شخص من هو حامل لقب "كبير المصممين".
Questions and answers
Can "secret" be used as a verb?
No, the verb form is "to keep secret" = يُخفي أو يَسْرِّ.
Is there a plural for "secret"?
Yes, سِرُّوط (rare) or more commonly أَسْرار (plural of سِرّ).
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