حريص

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See also: حریص

Arabic

Root
ح ر ص (ḥ r ṣ)
4 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb حَرِصَ (ḥariṣa, “]”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَرِيص • (ḥarīṣ) (feminine حَرِيصَة (ḥarīṣa), masculine plural حِرَاص (ḥirāṣ) or حُرَصَاء (ḥuraṣāʔ), feminine plural حِرَاص (ḥirāṣ) or حَرَائِص (ḥarāʔiṣ), elative أَحْرَص (ʔaḥraṣ))

  1. eager, greedy, covetous
  2. careful, fearful, prudent
  3. compassionate
  4. torn (of a garment)

Declension

Declension of adjective حَرِيص (ḥarīṣ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَرِيص
ḥarīṣ 		الْحَرِيص
al-ḥarīṣ 		حَرِيصَة
ḥarīṣa 		الْحَرِيصَة
al-ḥarīṣa
Nominative حَرِيصٌ
ḥarīṣun 		الْحَرِيصُ
al-ḥarīṣu 		حَرِيصَةٌ
ḥarīṣatun 		الْحَرِيصَةُ
al-ḥarīṣatu
Accusative حَرِيصًا
ḥarīṣan 		الْحَرِيصَ
al-ḥarīṣa 		حَرِيصَةً
ḥarīṣatan 		الْحَرِيصَةَ
al-ḥarīṣata
Genitive حَرِيصٍ
ḥarīṣin 		الْحَرِيصِ
al-ḥarīṣi 		حَرِيصَةٍ
ḥarīṣatin 		الْحَرِيصَةِ
al-ḥarīṣati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَرِيصَيْن
ḥarīṣayn 		الْحَرِيصَيْن
al-ḥarīṣayn 		حَرِيصَتَيْن
ḥarīṣatayn 		الْحَرِيصَتَيْن
al-ḥarīṣatayn
Nominative حَرِيصَانِ
ḥarīṣāni 		الْحَرِيصَانِ
al-ḥarīṣāni 		حَرِيصَتَانِ
ḥarīṣatāni 		الْحَرِيصَتَانِ
al-ḥarīṣatāni
Accusative حَرِيصَيْنِ
ḥarīṣayni 		الْحَرِيصَيْنِ
al-ḥarīṣayni 		حَرِيصَتَيْنِ
ḥarīṣatayni 		الْحَرِيصَتَيْنِ
al-ḥarīṣatayni
Genitive حَرِيصَيْنِ
ḥarīṣayni 		الْحَرِيصَيْنِ
al-ḥarīṣayni 		حَرِيصَتَيْنِ
ḥarīṣatayni 		الْحَرِيصَتَيْنِ
al-ḥarīṣatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حِرَاص‎; حُرَصَاء
ḥirāṣ‎; ḥuraṣāʔ 		الْحِرَاص‎; الْحُرَصَاء
al-ḥirāṣ‎; al-ḥuraṣāʔ 		حِرَاص‎; حَرَائِص
ḥirāṣ‎; ḥarāʔiṣ 		الْحِرَاص‎; الْحَرَائِص
al-ḥirāṣ‎; al-ḥarāʔiṣ
Nominative حِرَاصٌ‎; حُرَصَاءُ
ḥirāṣun‎; ḥuraṣāʔu 		الْحِرَاصُ‎; الْحُرَصَاءُ
al-ḥirāṣu‎; al-ḥuraṣāʔu 		حِرَاصٌ‎; حَرَائِصُ
ḥirāṣun‎; ḥarāʔiṣu 		الْحِرَاصُ‎; الْحَرَائِصُ
al-ḥirāṣu‎; al-ḥarāʔiṣu
Accusative حِرَاصًا‎; حُرَصَاءَ
ḥirāṣan‎; ḥuraṣāʔa 		الْحِرَاصَ‎; الْحُرَصَاءَ
al-ḥirāṣa‎; al-ḥuraṣāʔa 		حِرَاصًا‎; حَرَائِصَ
ḥirāṣan‎; ḥarāʔiṣa 		الْحِرَاصَ‎; الْحَرَائِصَ
al-ḥirāṣa‎; al-ḥarāʔiṣa
Genitive حِرَاصٍ‎; حُرَصَاءَ
ḥirāṣin‎; ḥuraṣāʔa 		الْحِرَاصِ‎; الْحُرَصَاءِ
al-ḥirāṣi‎; al-ḥuraṣāʔi 		حِرَاصٍ‎; حَرَائِصَ
ḥirāṣin‎; ḥarāʔiṣa 		الْحِرَاصِ‎; الْحَرَائِصِ
al-ḥirāṣi‎; al-ḥarāʔiṣi

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: حریص (haris)
    • Turkish: haris
  • → Persian: حریص (haris)

References

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