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حرت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root حرت primarily relates to intense rubbing or friction, and by extension, to cutting in a circular manner. It also encompasses senses related to a sharp, irritating sensation, a bad disposition, and excessive eating. Additionally, it denotes specific plants and their characteristics.

Derived headwords

حَرَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to rub intenselyboth

    To rub something with great force and intensity.

  2. 2.
    to cut circularlyclassical

    To cut something in a round shape, like a spindle.

حَرْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense rubbingboth

    The act of rubbing something with great force and intensity.

  2. 2.
    circular cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting something in a round shape.

حَرْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp sensationclassical

    A sharp, irritating sensation, particularly when inhaled, like that of mustard.

حَرِتَverb
  1. 1.
    to have bad mannersclassical

    To have a bad disposition or poor character.

مَحْرُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    plant rootclassical

    The root of the Anjadan plant, which is a type of herb.

  2. 2.
    white treeclassical

    A white tree that, when mixed with salt, imparts its strong scent to other things; it grows in the desert and has a very pleasant aroma.

مَحْرُوتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    single root of Anjadanclassical

    The singular form of the Anjadan plant's root.

  2. 2.
    single white treeclassical

    The singular form of the white tree known for its strong scent.

حَرْتَةadjective
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterclassical

    A person who eats a lot; a glutton.

Parallel reading

الدلك الشديد.
Intense rubbing.
حرت الشيء يحرته حرتا: دلكه دلكا شديدا.
He rubbed the thing intensely, rubbing it with intense rubbing.
وحرت الشيء يحرته حرتا: قطعه قطعا مستديرا، كالفلكة ونحوها.
And he cut the thing circularly, like a spindle and the like.
والصواب خرت الشيء يخرته، بالخاء، لأن الخرتة هي الثقب المستدير.
And the correct pronunciation is kharaṭa the thing, with the letter Kha, because al-kharṭah is the round hole.
والحرتة؛ بالحاء، أخذ لذعة الخردل، إذا أخذ بالأنف؛
And al-ḥartah, with the letter Ha, is the sting of mustard when it is inhaled.
والخرتة، بالخاء، ثقب الشعيرة، وهي المسلة.
And al-kharṭah, with the letter Kha, is the hole of the barley grain, and it is the needle.
حرت الرجل إذا ساء خلقه.
A man is ḥariṭa if his disposition is bad.
والمحروت: أصل الأنجذان، وهو نبات؛
And al-maḥrūt: the root of al-anjadhān, which is a plant;
قايظننا يأكلن فينا ... قدا، ومحروت الخمال واحدته: محروتة؛
They spend the summer with us eating... qaddan, and maḥrūt al-khimāl, its singular is maḥrūtah;
والمحروت شجرة بيضاء، تجعل في الملح، لا تخالط شيئا إلا غلب ريحها عليه، وتنبت في البادية، وهي ذكية الريح جدا، والواحدة محروتة.
And al-maḥrūt is a white tree, placed in salt, it does not mix with anything except its scent overcomes it, and it grows in the desert, and it is very fragrant, and the singular is maḥrūtah.
رجل حرتة: كثير الأكل، مثال همزة.
A man is ḥartah: a big eater, like hamzah.