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هرء

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'هرء' primarily relates to causing harm, damage, or death, often through intense cold or harsh conditions. It also extends to concepts of excessive or nonsensical speech, and the thorough cooking of meat.

Derived headwords

هَرِيئةadjective
  1. 1.
    harmfulclassical

    Describing something that causes harm, damage, or a downfall, potentially leading to death.

هرأهverb
  1. 1.
    he cooked it well, similar to the aboveboth

    he cooked it well, similar to the above

  2. 2.
    Name of a cityboth

    Name of a city

هرأه البرد يهروه هرءا — The cold severely affected him, almost killing him.
هرءnoun
  1. 1.
    harmclassical

    Harm, damage, a setback, or a fatal blow.

  2. 2.
    intense coldclassical

    Severe cold that causes distress or harm.

هرِئَverb
  1. 1.
    tender meatboth

    tender meat

مهرؤونadjective
  1. 1.
    severely affected by coldclassical

    People or property that have been severely harmed or affected by intense cold.

أهرأهverb
  1. 1.
    he cooked it well, similar to the aboveboth

    he cooked it well, similar to the above

وأهرأه البرد: لغة في هرأه، عن الفراء — And the cold caused him to be harmed: a variant pronunciation of 'harāhu al-bard', according to Al-Farrā'.
أهرأناverb
  1. 1.
    to cool downclassical

    To experience coolness, especially during the evening or when traveling.

وأهرأنا في الرواح، أي أبردنا — And we experienced coolness in the evening journey, meaning we cooled down.
أهرأنverb
  1. 1.
    to become coolclassical

    To experience coolness, particularly in the afternoon or evening.

حتى إذا أهرأن بالاصائل — Until when they became cool in the afternoons.
هرأتverb
  1. 1.
    to cook thoroughlyclassical

    To cook meat so well that it becomes tender and falls off the bone.

هرأت اللحم هرءا، وأهرأته وهرأته تهرئة، إذا أجدت إنضاجه فتهرأ حتى سقط عن العظم — She cooked the meat thoroughly, and cooked it thoroughly, meaning she perfected its cooking until it became tender and fell off the bone.
تهرأverb
  1. 1.
    to fall off the boneclassical

    Describing meat that has been cooked so thoroughly that it becomes very tender and separates easily from the bone.

فتهرأ حتى سقط عن العظم — Until it became tender and fell off the bone.
هرِئadjective
  1. 1.
    tender meatboth

    tender meat

فهو لحم هرئ — So it is tender meat.
هرأnoun
  1. 1.
    he cooked the meat wellboth

    he cooked the meat well

  2. 2.
    one who dislikes himboth

    one who dislikes him

هرأ في منطقهverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to speak obscenelyclassical

    To utter foul, indecent, or inappropriate words.

هرأ الرجل في منطقه هرءا، إذا قال الخنا والقبيح — The man spoke obscenely in his speech, meaning he uttered foul and ugly words.
هرأ الكلامverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to talk excessively and wronglyclassical

    To speak a great deal, often making mistakes or speaking irrelevantly.

هرأ الكلام، إذا أكثر منه في خطأ — He spoke excessively, meaning he said too much in error.
هراءnoun
  1. 1.
    nonsenseclassical

    Nonsensical, foolish, or excessive talk.

نزرadjective
  1. 1.
    littleclassical

    Little, scarce, or meager.

Parallel reading

هذه قرة لها هريئة، على فعيلة، أي يصيب المال والناس منه ضر وسقطة أو موت.
This is a pool that has a harmful quality, on the pattern of 'fa'īlah', meaning that wealth and people suffer harm, a downfall, or death from it.
هرأه البرد يهروه هرءا، أي اشتد عليه حتى كاد يقتله.
The cold severely affected him, almost killing him.
وهرئ المال بالكسر، وهرئ القوم فهم مهرؤون.
And the property was harmed (with kasr), and the people were harmed, and they were severely affected.
وملجإ مهروئين يلفى به الحيا إذا جلفت كحل
And a refuge for those severely affected, in which life is found when the harshness of the desert ('kuhl') is removed.
وأهرأه البرد: لغة في هرأه، عن الفراء.
And the cold caused him to be harmed: a variant pronunciation of 'harāhu al-bard', according to Al-Farrā'.
وأهرأنا في الرواح، أي أبردنا.
And we experienced coolness in the evening journey, meaning we cooled down.
حتى إذا أهرأن بالاصائل
Until when they became cool in the afternoons.
وفارقتها بلة الاوائل
And the moisture of the early part of the day left them.
يقول: سرن في برد الرواح إلى الماء.
He means: They traveled in the coolness of the evening to the water.
هرأت اللحم هرءا، وأهرأته وهرأته تهرئة، إذا أجدت إنضاجه فتهرأ حتى سقط عن العظم.
She cooked the meat thoroughly, and cooked it thoroughly, meaning she perfected its cooking until it became tender and fell off the bone.
فهو لحم هرئ.
So it is tender meat.
هرأ الرجل في منطقه هرءا، إذا قال الخنا والقبيح.
The man spoke obscenely in his speech, meaning he uttered foul and ugly words.
هرأ الكلام، إذا أكثر منه في خطأ.
He spoke excessively, meaning he said too much in error.
لها بشر مثل الحرير ومنطق رخيم الحواشي لا هراء ولا نزر
She has a complexion like silk and a gentle speech, neither nonsensical nor meager.