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الهرز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to forceful actions like squeezing or striking. It also encompasses the concept of perishing or destruction.

Derived headwords

هَرَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to squeeze intenselyboth

    To apply strong pressure, often to the point of crushing or damaging.

  2. 2.
    to strike forcefullyboth

    To hit or beat with great intensity.

هُرِزَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To cease to exist; to be destroyed or ruined.

تَهَرَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or to perish.

Parallel reading

الغمز الشديد
Intense squeezing
والضرب
And striking
وهرز، كسمع، وهروز وتهروز: هلك
And 'haraza', as in 'sami'a', and 'haruza' and 'taharruza': perished.