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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a staff or club, used as a weapon or tool. It also extends to the action of striking or beating with such an implement.

Derived headwords

الهراوةnoun
  1. 1.
    club, cudgelboth

    A heavy stick or club, often used as a weapon or for beating.

هراوىnoun
  1. 1.
    clubs, cudgelsboth

    The plural form of الهراوة, referring to multiple clubs or cudgels.

هريnoun
  1. 1.
    clubs, cudgelsboth

    Another plural form of الهراوة, referring to multiple clubs or cudgels.

هريnoun
  1. 1.
    clubs, cudgelsboth

    A further plural form of الهراوة, referring to multiple clubs or cudgels.

هراهverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a clubboth

    To hit or beat someone or something with a club or staff.

تهراهverb
  1. 1.
    to be struck with a clubboth

    To be hit or beaten with a club or staff.

Parallel reading

الهراوة، بالكسر: فرسان، والعصا ج: هراوى وهري وهري.
The club, with a kasra: horsemen, and the staff, plural: harawi, hari, and hari.
وهراه هروا، وتهراه: ضربه بها،
And he struck him with it (the club), and he was struck with it: he hit him with it,