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الهجرس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to various animals, including monkeys, foxes, and bears, often with connotations of baseness or nocturnal activity. It also extends to abstract concepts like hardships and frost.

Derived headwords

الهِجْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Monkeyboth

    A type of primate, specifically a monkey.

  2. 2.
    Foxboth

    A wild canine animal, the fox.

  3. 3.
    Fox cubclassical

    The young of a fox.

  4. 4.
    Base personclassical

    A contemptible or ignoble person.

  5. 5.
    Bearboth

    A large, heavy mammal, the bear.

  6. 6.
    Nocturnal creatureclassical

    Any creature that moves about at night, smaller than a fox but larger than a jerboa.

هَجْرَسname
  1. 1.
    Nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly referring to a specific entity or character.

الهَجَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of Hirsclassical

    The plural form of the word 'Hirs', referring to multiple instances of the meanings associated with the singular.

  2. 2.
    Hardships of daysclassical

    The severe difficulties and trials encountered during life's days.

  3. 3.
    Frostclassical

    A layer of ice crystals that forms on a surface at or below the freezing point of water, similar to hoarfrost.

Parallel reading

أزنى من هجرس
More lecherous than a Hirs (referring to a bear or monkey).
أغلم من هجرس
More lustful than a Hirs (referring to a monkey).