حَرَب
rage
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Highlights
Plural
حُرُوب
Most common words from the same root
حَرْب in English
Noun · feminine
- war uncountable
تَتْرُكُ ٱلْحُرُوبُ أَثَرًا طَوِيلَ ٱلْأَمَدِ عَلَى ٱلْمُجْتَمَعَاتِ ٱلْمُتَضَرِّرَةِ.Wars leave a long-lasting impact on affected communities.
- warfare uncountable
Word origin
From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-. Feminine because it meant a tool in Proto-Semitic, namely a blade.
Words from the root ح-ر-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَارَبَ
· present يُحَارِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to wage war against, to war, to fight, to battle; to combat, to fight
تَحَارَبَ
· present يَتَحَارَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to fight one another, to be engaged in war
تَحَارُب
مُتَحَارِب
مُتَحَارَب
اِحْتَرَبَ
· present يَحْتَرِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to fight one another, to be engaged in war
اِحْتِرَاب
مُحْتَرِب
مُحْتَرَب
حَرْب: plural and other forms
| Singular | حَرْب |
|---|---|
| Plural | حُرُوب |
حَرْب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
war
تَتْرُكُ ٱلْحُرُوبُ أَثَرًا طَوِيلَ ٱلْأَمَدِ عَلَى ٱلْمُجْتَمَعَاتِ ٱلْمُتَضَرِّرَةِ.Wars leave a long-lasting impact on affected communities.
From a fully vowelled text
صَوْتُ حَرْبٍ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَانْحِطَامٌ عَظِيمٌ.A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.Jeremiah 50:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ رَحُبْعَامَ وَيَرُبْعَامَ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.1 Kings 14:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَقَامُوا ثَلاَثَ سِنِينَ بِدُونِ حَرْبٍ بَيْنَ أَرَامَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.1 Kings 22:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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