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الهيرع

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes weakness, cowardice, and foolishness. It extends to describe rapid movement, especially in a disordered or fearful manner, and can also refer to specific natural phenomena like fast winds, certain plants, or even mythical creatures.

Derived headwords

الهيرعadjective
  1. 1.
    cowardly, weakboth

    Describing someone who is cowardly and weak, lacking any good qualities.

  2. 2.
    foolishboth

    Describing someone who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

الهيرعadjective
  1. 1.
    fast-blowing, dusty (wind)classical

    Referring to a wind that blows rapidly and carries a lot of dust.

الهيرعadjective
  1. 1.
    fidgety, restless (woman)classical

    Describing a woman who is restless, fidgety, or easily agitated.

الهورعadjective
  1. 1.
    fidgety, restless (woman)classical

    Similar to الهيرع, describing a restless or fidgety woman.

الهيرعةnoun
  1. 1.
    shepherd's pipeclassical

    A pipe or flute used by a shepherd, into which they blow.

  2. 2.
    a type of plantclassical

    Referring to a plant, possibly a type of reed or marsh plant.

  3. 3.
    ghoulclassical

    A mythical evil spirit or demon, often associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh.

  4. 4.
    lustful womanclassical

    Describing a woman who is excessively lustful or sexually eager.

الهرعةadjective
  1. 1.
    sexually eager (woman)classical

    Describing a woman who is eager for sexual intercourse.

الهريعةnoun
  1. 1.
    slender-branched treeclassical

    A tree characterized by its thin, delicate branches.

الهريعةnoun
  1. 1.
    leaves scattered by windclassical

    Referring to leaves that are blown about and scattered by the wind.

الهرعةnoun
  1. 1.
    louseboth

    A small, wingless, parasitic insect that lives on the skin of mammals and birds.

  2. 2.
    small insectboth

    A small crawling insect or creature.

هرعnoun
  1. 1.
    hot bloodclassical

    Describing blood that is hot, possibly indicating fever or agitation.

هرعverb
  1. 1.
    to be hot (blood)classical

    The passive form indicating that blood is hot.

هرعadjective
  1. 1.
    quick to cryclassical

    Describing a person, typically a man, who is prone to crying easily.

الهرعnoun
  1. 1.
    hurried, unsteady walkboth

    A manner of walking characterized by haste and a lack of steadiness.

يهرعverb
  1. 1.
    to hurry towardsboth

    To move quickly towards something or someone.

أهرعverb
  1. 1.
    to be made to hurryclassical

    The passive form, meaning to be caused to hurry or rush.

مهرعadjective
  1. 1.
    rushing (from anger, weakness, fear)classical

    Describing someone who is rushing or trembling due to anger, weakness, or fear.

المهروعadjective
  1. 1.
    epileptic, possessedclassical

    Describing someone who is mentally disturbed, possibly epileptic or possessed.

  2. 2.
    exhaustedclassical

    Describing someone who is overcome by exhaustion or extreme effort.

المهروعnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, known for its strength and ferocity.

أهرعverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten, speed upboth

    To move or act with great speed.

أهرعverb
  1. 1.
    to present spearsclassical

    To present or offer spears, typically by thrusting them forward.

هرعوهاverb
  1. 1.
    to thrust forward (spears)classical

    The causative form, meaning to cause spears to be thrust forward.

تهرعتverb
  1. 1.
    to come forth, advance (spears)classical

    Spears coming forth or advancing rapidly.

اهترعverb
  1. 1.
    to break (a stick)classical

    To break a stick or twig.

Parallel reading

الجَبانُ الضَّعيفُ لا خَيرَ عِندَهُ
The cowardly, weak one has no good in him.
والأحمقُ
And the foolish one.
وَمِنَ الرِّياحِ: السَّريعَةُ الهُبوبِ الكَثيرَةُ الغُبارِ
And among the winds: the fast-blowing, dusty one.
وَالمَرأَةُ النَّزِقَةُ
And the restless woman.
وَالهَيرَعَةُ: اليَراعَةُ يَزمُرُ فيها الرّاعي
And Al-Haira'ah: the pipe into which the shepherd blows.
وَالخَيضَعَةُ، وَالغُولُ، وَالشَّبِقَةُ
And Al-Khaydh'ah, and the ghoul, and the lustful one.
كَالـهَرَعَةِ: الَّتي تَنزِلُ حينَ يُخالِطُها الرَّجُلُ
Like Al-Har'ah: she who is receptive when a man has intercourse with her.
وَالهَريعَةُ، كَسَفينَةٍ: شَجَرَةٌ دَقيقَةُ العيدانِ
And Al-Haree'ah, like safeenah: a tree with slender branches.
وَكَجُريّالٍ: الوَرَقُ تَنفُضُهُ الرّيحُ
And like juriyal: the leaves that the wind scatters.
وَالهِرَعَةُ: القَملَةُ
And Al-Har'ah: the louse.
وَدَمٌ هَرَعٌ، كَتَفِكُتُفٍ: حارٌّ
And dam har'un, like kutuf: hot blood.
وَرَجُلٌ هَرَعٌ: سَريعُ البُكاءِ
And a man har'un: quick to cry.
وَالـهَرَعُ، مُحَرَّكَةً، وَكَغُرابٍ: مَشيٌ في اضطِرابٍ وسُرعَةٍ
And Al-Hara', muharrakatan, and like ghurab: a walk with unsteadiness and speed.
وَأَقبَلَ يَهرَعُ، بِالضَّمِّ
And he came hurrying, with dammah.
وَأُهرِعَ، مَجهولاً، فَهُوَ مُهرَعٌ: يَرتَعِدُ مِن غَضَبٍ أو ضُعفٍ أو خَوفٍ
And he was made to hurry, unknown voice, so he is muhra': trembling from anger, weakness, or fear.
وَالـمَهرُوعُ: الـمَجنونُ يُصرَعُ
And Al-Mahru'u: the madman who falls into a fit.
وَالـمَصرُوعُ مِنَ الجُهدِ
And the one overcome by exhaustion.
وَأَهرَعَ القَومَ رِماحَهُم: أَشرَعوها ثُمَّ مَضَوا بِها
And he made the people present their spears: they presented them, then went forth with them.
كَـهَرَعوها تَـهريعا
Like 'harra'uha tahree'an'.
وَتَـهَرعَتِ الرِّماحُ: أَقبَلَت شَوارِعَ
And the spears 'taharra'at': they came forth, advancing.
وَاهتَرَعَ عُوداً: كَسَرَهُ
And he 'ihtara'a' a stick: he broke it.