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حرك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root حرك primarily relates to movement, motion, and agility. It extends to concepts of stirring, agitation, and also physical parts of the body and tools associated with movement or manipulation.

Derived headwords

الحَرَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of stillnessboth

    the opposite of stillness

حَرَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    he moved it, so it movedboth

    he moved it, so it moved

  2. 2.
    meaning 'light, intelligent'both

    meaning 'light, intelligent'

تَحَرَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to moveboth

    To become mobile or to change position; to be in motion.

  2. 2.
    to be stirredboth

    To be agitated or roused, often referring to internal feelings or external forces.

حَرَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning 'movement'both

    meaning 'movement'

مِحْرَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    pokerclassical

    A tool used to stir or move fire, such as a poker.

حَرَكadjective
  1. 1.
    he moved it, so it movedboth

    he moved it, so it moved

  2. 2.
    meaning 'light, intelligent'both

    meaning 'light, intelligent'

الحَارِكnoun
  1. 1.
    the withers (of a horse), the upper part of the shouldersboth

    the withers (of a horse), the upper part of the shoulders

حَرَكَةverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the shoulderclassical

    To hit or injure the shoulder area (al-ḥārik) of a horse.

الحَرَكْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hip jointsclassical

    The hip joints, specifically the protruding parts of the hip bones near the ground when sitting.

الحَرَاكِكnoun
  1. 1.
    hip jointsclassical

    Plural of al-ḥarakkah, referring to the hip joints.

الحَرَاكِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    hip jointsclassical

    Plural of al-ḥarakkah, referring to the hip joints.

Parallel reading

الحَرَكَة: ضِدّ السُّكُون
Movement: the opposite of stillness.
وَحَرَّكَهُ فَتَحَرَّكَ
And he moved it, and it moved.
وَيُقَالُ: مَا بِهِ حَرَاكٌ، أَي حَرَكَةٌ
And it is said: 'He has no movement,' meaning no motion.
وَالمِحْرَاكُ: المِحْرَاثُ الَّذِي تُحَرِّكُ بِهِ النَّارَ
And the poker: the tool with which you stir the fire.
وَغُلَامٌ حَرَكٌ، أَي خَفِيفٌ ذَكِيٌّ
And a boy is ḥarak, meaning agile and intelligent.
وَالحَارِكُ مِنَ الفَرَسِ: فُرُوعُ الكَتِفَيْنِ، وَهُوَ أَيْضًا الكَاهِلُ
And the ḥārik of a horse: the upper parts of the shoulders, and it is also the withers.
وَحَرَّكْتُهُ أُحَرِّكُهُ حَرًّا: أَصَبْتُ حَارِكَهُ
And I struck its shoulder, I strike its shoulder, a striking: I hit its shoulder.
وَالحَرَكْكَةُ: الحَرْفَقَةُ
And al-ḥarakkah: the hip joint.
وَالجَمْعُ الحَرَاكِكُ وَالحَرَاكِيكُ
And the plural is al-ḥarākik and al-ḥarākīk.
وَهِيَ رُؤُوسُ الوَرِكَيْنِ مِمَّا يَلِي الأَرْضَ إِذَا قَعَدْتَ
And they are the tops of the hip bones which are near the ground when you sit.