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حرهم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or immense, particularly in reference to animals. It is used to denote significant size and substantiality.

Derived headwords

حَرَاهمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    huge, massiveclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a female camel or a hyena, as being exceptionally large, bulky, and substantial in size.

حُرَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    large size, bulkclassical

    Refers to the quality of being large, immense, or having great bulk, often used in conjunction with descriptions of animals.

وثيلadjective
  1. 1.
    sturdy, substantialclassical

    Describing something as being firm, solid, and substantial, implying a strong and well-built nature.

عراهمةadjective
  1. 1.
    immense, enormousclassical

    Similar to 'حراهمة', this term denotes extreme largeness and immensity, often used to describe the size of animals.

Parallel reading

ناقة حراهمة أي ضخمة
A huge camel, meaning massive.
تراها، الضبع أعظمهن رأسا، ... حراهمة لها حرة وثيل
You see it, the hyena is the largest of them in head, ... immense, possessing bulk and substantiality.
الضبع حراهمة عراهمة
The hyena is immense, enormous.