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حرى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 احراهُ احراه احراة أحر أحراه أحرى It (time) caused it (a thing, S) to decrease, diminish, or wane. (S, K.) -A2- مَا أَحْرَاهُ, and أَحْرِ بِهِ, How well adapted or disposed, or how apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, or proper, or how worthy, is he! (S, K.) [You say, مَا أَحْرَاهُ بِذٰلِكَ How well adapted or disposed, &c., is he for that! ]

Derived headwords

احراهُverb
  1. 1.
مَا أَحْرَاهُ
أَحْرِ بِهِ
مَا أَحْرَاهُ بِذٰلِكَ