حرص

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ر ص (ḥ-r-ṣ)

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

حِرْص (ḥirṣm

  1. greed, craving, eagerness
  2. fruit stone, pulp round the stone
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Pronunciation 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

حَرِصَ or حَرَصَ (ḥaraṣa or ḥariṣa) I, non-past يَحْرِصُ‎ (yaḥriṣu)

  1. to desire, to want
  2. to strive, to aspire
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حِرْص (ḥirṣ).

Noun[edit]

حرص (hırs)

  1. passion
  2. desire
  3. anger
  4. forwardness

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حِرْص (ḥirṣ).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? hirs
Dari reading? hirs
Iranian reading? hers
Tajik reading? hirs

Noun[edit]

حرص (hers)

  1. greed