هر

هِرٌّ ذ A male cat; syn. سِنَّوْرٌ; (S, A, K:) which latter is uncommon in the language of the Arabs (IAmb, in Msb, art. سنر;) fem. هِرَّةٌ: (S, A. Msb, K:) or هِرٌّ is applied to the male and the female; and the latter is sometimes called هرَةٌ (IAmb, Msb:) the pl. of هرٌّ is هِررةٌ: and that of هِرَّةٌ is هِرَرٌ: and the dim. of هِرَّةٌ is هُرَيْرَةٌ. (Msb)) -A2- Also, a subst. from هَرَّهُ meaning "he disapproved of, or hated, him or it. " (S) It is said in a proverb, (S,) يَعْرِفُ هِرًّا مِنْ برٍّ (S, A, K,) meaning He knows not him who dislikes or hates him from him who behaves towards him with goodness and affection and gentleness, and regard for his circumstances. (S, TA.) this is the best explanation of it: (TA:) or the action of him who grins in his face, showing his teeth, and looking steraly, austerely, or morosely, from the action of him who holds loving communion with him. (A:) or the calling of sheep or goats, (S,) or the calling of them to water. (K.) from the driving of them: (S:) or the calling of sheep or goats to provender from the calling of them to water: (IAar) or the driving of sheep or goats (Yoo, K) from the calling of them. (Yoo, TA.) It has been explained [more fully] in art. بر. (K.)