هري

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking with a staff, and also to large storage structures for food, particularly for rulers or religious purposes. It extends to place names and the dyeing or coloring of garments, especially with yellow.

Derived headwords

هَرَاهُverb

1.
to strike with a staffclassical
To strike someone or something with a staff or club.

الهَارِيnoun

1.
staff-wielderclassical
A person who strikes with a staff.

الهِرِّيnoun

1.
large granaryclassical
A large building where the Sultan's food is collected and stored.

أَهْرَاءnoun

1.
granariesclassical
Plural of 'hiri', large buildings for storing food, especially for rulers or religious provisions.

الإِهْرَاءnoun

1.
granaries (in Egypt)classical
A specific location in Egypt (Bani Maswayh in Upper Egypt) where grains for the pilgrims of the Two Holy Mosques are collected.

هُرَاةname

1.
Herat (city in Khorasan)both
A major city in Khorasan, known for its size, prosperity, gardens, and scholars.
2.
Herat (region in Persia)classical
A region in Persia, near Istakhr, characterized by abundant gardens and prosperity.

هَرَاوِيّadjective

1.
from Heratboth
Relating to or originating from the city or region of Herat.

هَرَّى ثَوْبَهُverb

1.
to dye yellowclassical
To dye a garment, particularly to make it yellow.
2.
to make a garment like that from Heratclassical
To make a garment in the style or manner of those from Herat, possibly referring to dyed fabrics.

تَهْرِيَةnoun

1.
dyeing yellowclassical
The act of dyeing a garment, especially to make it yellow.

هَرَوِيّadjective

1.
dyed yellowclassical
A garment that has been dyed yellow.

مَهْرِيّadjective

1.
dyed with 'sabib'classical
A garment dyed with 'sabib', which is the juice of sesame leaves.

الهَرَاءnoun

1.
seller of Herat garmentsclassical
A person who sells garments, particularly those dyed or made in the style of Herat.
2.
babbling, idle talkclassical
Nonsensical or excessive talk; babbling.
3.
young palm shootsclassical
The young shoots or offshoots of a palm tree.
4.
generous, munificentclassical
A generous or munificent person.
5.
demon, devilclassical
A devil or demon that tempts souls.

هَارَاهُverb

1.
to contend withclassical
To argue with, dispute, or contend with someone.

رَاوَهَاهُverb

1.
to feign ignoranceclassical
To pretend to be ignorant or to act foolishly towards someone.

هَرِيّاًnoun

1.
striking with a staffclassical
The act of striking with a staff or club.

Parallel reading

إذا ضربه بالهراوة

if you strike him with a staff

وإن تهراه بها العبد الهاري

and if the staff-wielding slave strikes him with it

بيت كبير يجمع فيه طعام السلطان

a large house where the Sultan's food is collected

والعامة تكسر الهاء والراء

and the common people pronounce the ha' and ra' with kasra

ومنها الإهراء التي بمصر في بنمسويه من الصعيد الأدنى تجمع فيها الحبوب ميرة الحرمين الشريفين في زماننا

and among them are the granaries in Egypt at Bani Maswayh in Upper Egypt, where grains for the provisions of the Two Holy Sanctuaries are collected in our time

وهراة؛ بالفتح، والعامة تكسر الهاء

and Herat; with a fatha, and the common people pronounce the ha' with kasra

لم أر بخراسان حين كوني بها في سنة 614 مدينة أجل ولا أعظم ولا أعمر ولا أفخم ولا أحصن ولا أكثر أهلا منها

I did not see in Khorasan, during my time there in the year 614, a city more noble, greater, more populated, more magnificent, more fortified, or more populous than it.

وجاء الكفار من التتر فخربوها حتى أدخلوها في خبر كان

And the infidels from the Tatars came and destroyed it until they reduced it to nothing.

عاود هراة وإن معمورها خربا

Return to Herat, even if its inhabited parts are ruined.

هراة أردت مقامي بها لشتى فضائلها الوافرة

Herat, I desired to stay in it for its various abundant virtues.

والنسبة إليهما: هروي، محركة

And the attribution to them is: Harawi, with vowelization.

وهرى ثوبه تهري

and he dyed his garment, a dyeing

رأيتك هريت العمامة بعدما أراك زمانا حاسرا لا تعصب

I saw you dye the turban yellow after time had made you bare-headed, not wearing one.

ثوب مهري إذا صبغ بالصبيب

a garment dyed with 'sabib', which is the juice of sesame leaves.

وإنما قيل معاذ الهراء لبيعه الثياب الهروية

And Ma'adh was called Al-Harrā' only because he sold the Herati garments.

هاراه إذا طانزه

to contend with him if you dispute with him

وراهه إذا حامقه

and to feign ignorance if you act foolishly towards him.

الهراء، ككساء: الفسيل من النخل

Al-Harā', like 'kisā': the young shoots of palm trees.