← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

الحرب

Root entry · 50 derived lemmas

The root الحرب (ḥarb) primarily denotes conflict, war, and fighting. It extends to concepts of enmity, aggression, and the spoils of war. Figuratively, it can refer to intense emotions, physical attributes like sharpness, and even specific flora and fauna.

Derived headwords

الحَرْبnoun
  1. 1.
    warboth

    A state of armed conflict between different countries or groups.

  2. 2.
    fightingboth

    The act of engaging in combat or conflict.

حَرْبnoun
  1. 1.
    dogclassical

    A domesticated carnivorous mammal, specifically a canine.

  2. 2.
    intense angerclassical

    A state of extreme fury or rage.

حَرِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryclassical

    To experience intense anger or rage.

حَرْبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    date palm spatheboth

    The spathe of a date palm tree, which encloses the flowers.

أَحْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to bear spathesboth

    To cause a date palm tree to produce its spathes.

  2. 2.
    to sharpenclassical

    To make the point of a weapon or tool sharp.

حَرَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to strip of possessionsboth

    To take away someone's property or belongings by force.

  2. 2.
    to inciteclassical

    To provoke or stir up conflict or anger.

  3. 3.
    to sharpenclassical

    To make the point of a weapon or tool sharp.

مُحَرَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    strong in warclassical

    Possessing great strength and skill in warfare.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline, often used metaphorically for strength.

مُحْرِبadjective
  1. 1.
    strong in warclassical

    Possessing great strength and skill in warfare.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline, often used metaphorically for strength.

مِحْرَابnoun
  1. 1.
    prayer nicheboth

    A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca.

  2. 2.
    chamberclassical

    A private room or compartment.

  3. 3.
    center of a houseclassical

    The most honored or central part of a dwelling.

  4. 4.
    royal enclosureclassical

    A secluded place for a king or ruler.

  5. 5.
    thicketclassical

    A dense growth of trees or shrubs.

  6. 6.
    animal's neckclassical

    The neck of a beast of burden.

حَرْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spearboth

    A weapon consisting of a shaft with a pointed head.

  2. 2.
    stabclassical

    A sudden, violent thrust with a sharp object.

  3. 3.
    plunderclassical

    Goods or money obtained illegally or by force.

  4. 4.
    religious corruptionclassical

    Degradation or decay in religious principles or practice.

حَرْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bagclassical

    A container made of flexible material with an opening at the top.

  2. 2.
    shepherd's bagclassical

    A bag used by a shepherd, often for provisions.

حَرْبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    neighborhoodclassical

    A district or area within a town or city.

حَرْبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    militaryboth

    Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.

حَرْبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    lizard-like creatureclassical

    A small reptile that resembles a lizard.

حَرْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    chameleonboth

    A type of lizard known for its ability to change color.

  2. 2.
    shield buckle pinclassical

    The pin or stud on a shield that secures it.

  3. 3.
    backboneclassical

    The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis.

  4. 4.
    male insectclassical

    The male of a specific insect, possibly a beetle.

حَرْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    rough groundclassical

    Land that is uneven or difficult to traverse.

حَرْبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    warlikeboth

    Inclined to or characterized by war.

حَرْبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of lizardclassical

    A creature resembling a lizard, possibly the chameleon.

حَارَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fightboth

    To engage in combat or warfare.

  2. 2.
    to wage warboth

    To carry on a war.

مُحَارَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fightingboth

    The act of engaging in combat.

  2. 2.
    warfareboth

    The state or activity of fighting a war.

تَحَارَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fight each otherboth

    To engage in combat mutually.

اِحْتَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fightclassical

    To engage in combat or warfare.

حَرِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    plunderedboth

    Having had one's property forcibly taken.

  2. 2.
    bereftclassical

    Deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial object.

مَحْرُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    plunderedboth

    Having had one's property forcibly taken.

حَرِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plundered propertyboth

    Wealth or possessions that have been taken by force.

  2. 2.
    livelihoodclassical

    A means of securing the necessities of life.

حَرْبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    spearsboth

    Plural of harbah (spear).

حَرْبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Fridayclassical

    The day of the week preceding Saturday.

حَرْبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location in the land of the Hudhail tribe.

حَرْبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    manner of warclassical

    The style or way in which war is conducted.

مُحَرِّبadjective
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline, often used metaphorically for strength.

مُتَحَرِّبadjective
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline, often used metaphorically for strength.

تَحْرِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    incitementclassical

    The action of inciting someone to do something, especially something wrong or dangerous.

  2. 2.
    sharpeningclassical

    The act of making something sharp.

مَحَارِيب بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    synagogues of Israelitesclassical

    The places of worship used by the Children of Israel.

حَرْب بن عبد اللهname
  1. 1.
    Harb bin Abdullahclassical

    A historical figure, the builder of a neighborhood in Baghdad.

حَرْب بن الحارثname
  1. 1.
    Harb bin Al-Harithclassical

    A Tabi'i (successor to the companions of the Prophet).

حَرْب بن أميةname
  1. 1.
    Harb bin Umayyaclassical

    A historical figure whose death elicited a specific exclamation.

حَرْبname
  1. 1.
    Harbboth

    A given name for several historical figures.

حَارِبname
  1. 1.
    Haribclassical

    A place name in the region of Hauran in Syria.

مُحَارِبadjective
  1. 1.
    fightingboth

    Engaged in combat.

  2. 2.
    enemyboth

    A hostile opponent.

مُحَرَّبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strong in warclassical

    Possessing great strength and skill in warfare.

حَرْبname
  1. 1.
    Harb bin Mazahclassical

    A specific individual from the Madhhij tribe.

اِحْرَنْبَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongclassical

    To possess great physical or mental power.

الحارث الحرّابname
  1. 1.
    Al-Harith Al-Harrabclassical

    A king belonging to the Kindah tribe.

عُتَيْبَة بن الحرّابname
  1. 1.
    Utaybah bin Al-Harrabclassical

    A poet mentioned in classical texts.

دار الحربnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    land of the infidelsclassical

    Territories inhabited by non-Muslims with whom there is no peace treaty.

رجل حربnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    warlike manclassical

    A man who is skilled in or inclined towards warfare.

  2. 2.
    enemyclassical

    A hostile opponent, regardless of gender or number.

قوم محربةnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    warlike peopleclassical

    A group of people who are strong and skilled in warfare.

واحرباinterjection
  1. 1.
    Alas!classical

    An exclamation of grief or distress, particularly upon hearing of a loss.

أحربهverb
  1. 1.
    to guide to spoilsclassical

    To show someone where they can obtain booty from an enemy.

الحربnoun
  1. 1.
    incitementclassical

    The act of provoking or stirring up conflict.

Parallel reading

ودار الحرب: بلاد المشركين الذين لا صلح بيننا وبينهم.
And Dar al-Harb: the lands of the polytheists with whom there is no peace between us and them.
ورجل حرب ومحرب ومحراب: شديد الحرب شجاع.
And a man of war, muḥarrib, and miḥrāb: strong in war, brave.
ورجل حرب: عدو محارب، وإن لم يكن محاربا، للذكر والأنثى، والجمع والواحد.
And a man of war: a fighting enemy, even if not actively fighting, for male and female, plural and singular.
وقوم محربة.
And a warlike people.
وحاربه محاربة وحرابا، وتحاربوا، واحتربوا.
And he fought him with fighting and warfare, and they fought each other, and they fought.
والحربة: الألة، ج: حراب، وفساد الدين، والطعنة، والسلب.
And the harbah: the spear, pl. ḥirāb, and corruption of religion, and the stab, and plunder.
وبلا لام: ع ببلاد هذيل، أو بالشام، ويوم الجمعة، ج: حربات وحربات، وبالكسر: هيئة الحرب.
And without the definite article: a place in the lands of Hudhail, or in Syria, and Friday, pl. ḥarabaāt and ḥarabaāt, and with kasr: the manner of war.
وحربه حربا، كطلبه طلبا: سلب ماله، فهو محروب وحريب، ج: حربى وحرباء.
And he stripped him of his property, like seeking his property: he plundered his wealth, so he is plundered and bereft, pl. ḥirbā and ḥirbā'.
وحريبته: ماله الذي سلبه، أو ماله الذي يعيش به.
And his plundered property: his wealth that was plundered, or his wealth by which he lives.
ولما مات حرب بن أمية، قالوا: واحربا، ثم ثقلوا فقالوا: واحربا، أو هي من: حربه: سلبه.
And when Harb bin Umayya died, they said: 'Wa ḥaraba!', then they made it heavier and said: 'Wa ḥaraba!', or it is from: he stripped him: he plundered him.
وحرب، كفرح: كلب، واشتد غضبه، فهو حرب من حربى، وحربته تحريبا.
And ḥariba, like fariḥa: he became a dog, and his anger intensified, so he is ḥarib from ḥirbā, and his anger was incited.
والحرب، محركة: الطلع، واحدته بهاء.
And al-ḥarb, with damma: the spathe, its singular is ḥarbah.
وأحرب النخل: أطلع.
And the palm trees produced spathes: they bore spathes.
وحربه تحريبا: أطعمه إياه، و السنان: حدده.
And he fed him with it: he fed him with it, and the spearhead: he sharpened it.
والحربة، بالضم: وعاء كالجوالق والغرارة، أو وعاء زاد الراعي.
And al-ḥurbah, with damma: a container like a sack and a large bag, or a shepherd's food container.
والمحراب: الغرفة، وصدر البيت، وأكرم مواضعه، ومقام الإمام من المسجد، والموضع ينفرد به الملك فيتباعد عن الناس، والأجمة، وعنق الدابة.
And the miḥrāb: the chamber, and the center of the house, and its most honored place, and the place of the Imam in the mosque, and the place where the king isolates himself away from people, and the thicket, and the neck of the beast.
ومحاريب بني إسرائيل: مساجدهم التي كانوا يجلسون فيها.
And the miḥrābs of the Children of Israel: their mosques in which they used to sit.
والحرباء، بالكسر: مسمار الدرع، أو رأسه في حلقة الدرع، والظهر، (أو لحمه أو سنسنه) ، وذكر أم حبين، أو دويبة نحو العظاية تستقبل الشمس برأسها، وأرض محربئة: كثيرتها، والأرض الغليظة.
And the ḥirbā', with kasr: the pin of the armor, or its head in the ring of the armor, and the back, (or its flesh or its spine), and the male of Um Ḥubbayn, or a small creature like a lizard that faces the sun with its head, and a ḥarba'ah land: abundant with it, and the rough land.
وحربية: محلة بها، بناها حرب بن عبد الله الراوندي قائد المنصور.
And Ḥarawiyyah: a neighborhood therein, built by Harb bin Abdullah Al-Rawandi, the commander of Al-Mansur.
وحارب: ع بحوران الشام.
And Ḥārib: a place in Hauran of Syria.
وأحربه: دله على ما يغنمه من عدو، و الحرب: هيجها.
And he guided him to spoils: he showed him what he could gain from an enemy, and al-ḥarb: he incited it.
والتحريب: التحريش، والتحديد.
And al-taḥrīb: incitement, and sharpening.
والمحرب، كمعظم، والمتحرب: الأسد.
And al-muḥarrib, like muʿaẓẓam, and al-mutaḥarrib: the lion.
ومحارب: قبيلة.
And Muḥārib: a tribe.
والحارث الحراب: ملك لكندة.
And Al-Harith Al-Harrab: a king of Kindah.
وعتيبة بن الحراب: شاعر.
And Utaybah bin Al-Harrab: a poet.
وحرب، كزفر: ابن مظة في مذحج، فرد.
And Harb, like Zufar: Ibn Muẓẓah in Madhhij, unique.
واحرنبى: احرنبأ.
And iḥranbā: iḥranba'.