حرس

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See also: جرس and خرس

Arabic

Root
ح ر س (ḥ-r-s)

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Verb

حَرَسَ (ḥarasa) I, non-past يَحْرُسُ or يَحْرِسُ‎ (yaḥrusu or yaḥrisu)

  1. to guard, watch, keep, preserve, take care of

Conjugation

Verb

حَرَسَ (ḥarasa) I, non-past يَحْرِسُ‎ (yaḥrisu)

  1. to steal (especially livestock)

Conjugation

Verb

حَرِسَ (ḥarisa) I, non-past يَحْرَسُ‎ (yaḥrasu)

  1. to live long

Conjugation

Noun

حَرْس or حِرْس (ḥars or ḥirsm

  1. verbal noun of حَرَسَ (ḥarasa, to guard, to steal) (form I)
  2. guarding, guard, watch, surveillance
  3. stealing

Declension

Noun

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حَرَس (ḥarasm or m pl (collective, singulative حَارِس m (ḥāris) or حَرَسِيّ (ḥarasiyy), plural حُرَّاس (ḥurrās) or أَحْرَاس (ʔaḥrās))

  1. watch
  2. guard, escort
  3. bodyguard
  4. living long

Declension

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