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شره

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense desire, greed, and excessive eagerness, particularly related to food. It extends to describe a person characterized by such traits and can also refer to a severe drought.

Derived headwords

الشَّرَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    greedboth

    The worst kind of greed, signifying its overwhelming dominance.

  2. 2.
    eagernessboth

    Intense desire or eagerness, especially for food.

شَرِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be greedyboth

    To be characterized by overwhelming greed.

  2. 2.
    to be eager for foodboth

    To have an intense desire for food.

شَرِهَ فُلَانٌ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ يَشْرَهُ شَرَهًا إِذَا اشْتَدَّ حِرْصُهُ عَلَيْهِ — So-and-so was intensely eager for food, meaning his desire for it was extreme.
شَرِهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyboth

    A person who is greedy and excessively desirous.

شِرْهَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyboth

    A person who is greedy and excessively desirous.

  2. 2.
    quick to eatboth

    Someone who eats quickly and eagerly, even if they eat little.

شَرْهَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    barrenclassical

    A year that is barren or infertile, implying scarcity.

شَرَاهِيَاname
  1. 1.
    Jehovahclassical

    A Hebrew word meaning 'O Living, O Everlasting One', used in a specific saying.

Parallel reading

الشَّرَهُ: أَسْوَأُ الْحِرْصِ، وَهُوَ غَلَبَةُ الْحِرْصِ
Al-sharah: the worst of greed, and it is the dominance of greed.
شَرِهَ شَرَهًا فَهُوَ شَرِهٌ وَشِرْهَانٌ
He was greedy, a state of greed, so he is greedy and very greedy.
وَرَجُلٌ شَرِهٌ: شِرْهَانُ النَّفْسِ حَرِيصٌ
And a greedy man: one whose soul is greedy and desirous.
وَالشَّرَهُ وَالشِّرْهَانُ: السَّرِيعُ الطُّعْمِ الْوَحِيُّ، وَإِنْ كَانَ قَلِيلَ الطُّعْمِ
And al-sharah and al-shirhan: the quick and eager eater, even if they eat little.
شَرِهَ فُلَانٌ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ يَشْرَهُ شَرَهًا إِذَا اشْتَدَّ حِرْصُهُ عَلَيْهِ
So-and-so was intensely eager for food, meaning his desire for it was extreme.
وَسَنَةٌ شَرْهَاءُ: مَجْدِبَةٌ؛ عَنِ الْفَارِسِيِّ
And a barren year: infertile; according to Al-Farisi.
وَقَوْلُهُمْ: هَيَّا «2». شَرَاهِيَا، مَعْنَاهُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ
And their saying: Hayya Shrahya, its meaning is 'O Living, O Everlasting' in Hebrew.