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هرف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns speaking or acting with excessive enthusiasm, often without proper knowledge or basis. It also extends to concepts of hastening or accelerating, particularly in relation to wealth growth or religious duties.

Derived headwords

هَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to praise excessivelyboth

    To praise someone with admiration, often to an excessive degree.

  2. 2.
    to praise without knowledgeboth

    To praise someone or something without having proper expertise or understanding.

يَهْرِفُverb
  1. 1.
    he praises excessivelyboth

    He praises someone with admiration, often to an excessive degree.

  2. 2.
    he praises without knowledgeboth

    He praises someone or something without having proper expertise or understanding.

أَهْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    wealth grewclassical

    His wealth increased or grew significantly.

أَهْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    hastened toclassical

    To hasten or move quickly towards something, often used in the context of religious duties.

كَهْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten fruit productionclassical

    A date palm hastens its fruit production, bearing fruit early.

تَهْرِيفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hastening fruit productionclassical

    The act of a date palm hastening its fruit production, bearing fruit early.

هَرَفُواverb
  1. 1.
    they hastenedclassical

    They hastened or moved quickly towards something, often used in the context of religious duties.

Parallel reading

أطرأ في المدح إعجابا به
He praised with admiration for it.
مدح بلا خبرة
He praised without expertise.
لا تهرف بما لا تعرف
Do not speak of what you do not know.
نما ماله
His wealth grew.
عجلت إتاءها
It (a date palm) hastened its fruit production.
عجلوا إلى الصلاة
They hastened to the prayer.
هذه الصواب
This is the correct usage.