This is the 229th most frequent Arabic word.
شرق
"شرق" means "east" in English.
In this sentence, 'تشرق' (tashriq) means 'rises', and 'الشرق' (al-sharq) means 'the east'. It describes a directional term referring to the cardinal direction of the east.
الشمس تشرق من الشرق.
The sun rises from the east.
Here, 'الشرق' (al-sharq) is part of the phrase 'الشرق الأوسط' (al-sharq al-awsat), which means 'the Middle East', a geographical region.
سافرنا إلى الشرق الأوسط.
We traveled to the Middle East.
In this sentence, 'الشرق' (al-sharq) refers to the concept of 'the east' symbolically or culturally, reflecting its importance in the context mentioned.