كره

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ك ر ه (k r h)
10 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ri.ha/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

كَرِهَ (kariha) I (non-past يَكْرَهُ (yakrahu), verbal noun كَرْه (karh) or كُرْه (kurh) or كَرَاهَة (karāha) or كَرَاهِيَة (karāhiya))

  1. to hate, to dislike, to detest, to loathe, to abhor
    Antonym: أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:216:
      وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْ
      waʕasā ʔan takrahū šayʔan wahuwa ḵayrun lakum waʕasā ʔan tuḥibbū šayʔan wahuwa šarrun lakum
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:19:
      فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
      faʔin karihtumūhunna faʕasā ʔan takrahū šayʔan wayajʕala l-lahu fīhi ḵayran kaṯīran
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to be disgusted, to feel disgust
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Verb

كَرُهَ (karuha) I (non-past يَكْرُهُ (yakruhu), verbal noun كَرَاهَة (karāha) or كَرَاهِيَة (karāhiya))

  1. to be repugnant, to be offensive, to be hateful, to be detestable
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Verb

كَرَّهَ (karraha) II (non-past يُكَرِّهُ (yukarrihu), verbal noun تَكْرِيه (takrīh))

  1. to make someone hate, to cause to detest, to arouse aversion
    Antonym: حَبَّبَ (ḥabbaba)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:7:
      وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡإِيمَـٰنَ وَزَيَّنَهُۥ فِي قُلُوبِكُمۡ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ وَٱلۡفُسُوقَ وَٱلۡعِصۡيَانَۚ
      wa-lākinna llāha ḥabbaba ʾilaykumu l-ʾīmāna wa-zayyanahū fī qulūbi-kum wa-karraha ʾilaykumu l-kufra wa-l-fusūqa wa-l-ʿiṣyāna
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Conjugation

Etymology 1.4

Pronunciation

Noun

كُرْه (kurhm

  1. verbal noun of كَرِهَ (kariha) (form I)
  2. hatred, hate
  3. antipathy, dislike, distaste
  4. abhorrence, disgust, repugnance, loathing
  5. (adjective) hateful, dislikable
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:216:
      كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ
      kutiba ʕalaykumu l-qitālu wahuwa kurhun lakum
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension

Noun

كَرْه (karhm

  1. verbal noun of كَرِهَ (kariha) (form I)
  2. hatred, hate
  3. antipathy, dislike, distaste
  4. abhorrence, disgust, repugnance, loathing
Declension

Etymology 1.5

Pronunciation

Adjective

كَرِه (karih)

  1. loathsome, repugnant, offensive
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كره”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic كُرَة (kura, ball).

Noun

كره (küre)

  1. ball, sphere, globe
    Synonym: یوار (yuvar)
Descendants
  • Turkish: küre

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَرَّة (karra, recurrence).

Noun

كره (kerre)

  1. time as in three times and four times
    Synonyms: گز (gez), دفعه (defʾa)
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Arabic كَرْه (karh, hate).

Noun

كره (kerh, kerih)

  1. hate, aversion, repugnance
    Synonyms: نفرت (nefret), ایگرنمه (iğrenme), ایگرنیش (iğreniş)

References

Pashto

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kara/

Adjective

كره (kara)

  1. standard
  2. accurate

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ر ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَرِهَ (kariha).

Pronunciation

Verb

كره (kirih) I (present بكره (bikrah))

  1. to hate
    Antonym: حبّ (ḥabb)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كره (kirih)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كرهت (kriht) كرهت (kriht) كره (kirih) كرهنا (krihna) كرهتو (krihtu) كرهو (kirhu)
f كرهتي (krihti) كرهت (kirhat)
present m بكره (bakrah) بتكره (btikrah) بكره (bikrah) منكره (mnikrah) بتكرهو (btikrahu) بكرهو (bikrahu)
f بتكرهي (btikrahi) بتكره (btikrah)
subjunctive m أكره (ʔakrah) تكره (tikrah) يكره (yikrah) نكره (nikrah) تكرهو (tikrahu) يكرهو (yikrahu)
f تكرهي (tikrahi) تكره (tikrah)
imperative m اكره (ikrah) اكرهو (ikrahu)
f اكرهي (ikrahi)