حر

See also: جر‎, جز‎, خر‎, خز‎, چر‎, جڑ‎, and Appendix:Variations of "hr"

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ر ر‎ (ḥ-r-r).

Pronunciation

• (free): IPA^(key): /ħurr/
• (heat): IPA^(key): /ħarr/

Adjective

حُرّ • (ḥurr) (masculine plural حِرَار‎ (ḥirār) or أَحْرَار‎ (ʾaḥrār), feminine plural حُرَّات‎ (ḥurrāt) or حَرَائِر‎ (ḥarāʾir))

1. free
2. unimpeded
3. set free, freedman
4. born free and noble
5. virtuous, genuine, true, pure, good
6. unmixed

Declension

Declension of adjective حُرّ (ḥurr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُرّ ḥurr	الْحُرّ‎ al-ḥurr	حُرَّة‎ ḥurra	الْحُرَّة‎ al-ḥurra
Nominative	حُرٌّ ḥurrun	الْحُرُّ‎ al-ḥurru	حُرَّةٌ‎ ḥurratun	الْحُرَّةُ‎ al-ḥurratu
Accusative	حُرًّا‎ ḥurran	الْحُرَّ‎ al-ḥurra	حُرَّةً‎ ḥurratan	الْحُرَّةَ‎ al-ḥurrata
Genitive	حُرٍّ ḥurrin	الْحُرِّ‎ al-ḥurri	حُرَّةٍ‎ ḥurratin	الْحُرَّةِ‎ al-ḥurrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُرَّيْن‎ ḥurrayn	الْحُرَّيْن‎ al-ḥurrayn	حُرَّتَيْن‎ ḥurratayn	الْحُرَّتَيْن‎ al-ḥurratayn
Nominative	حُرَّانِ‎ ḥurrāni	الْحُرَّانِ‎ al-ḥurrāni	حُرَّتَانِ‎ ḥurratāni	الْحُرَّتَانِ‎ al-ḥurratāni
Accusative	حُرَّيْنِ‎ ḥurrayni	الْحُرَّيْنِ‎ al-ḥurrayni	حُرَّتَيْنِ‎ ḥurratayni	الْحُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥurratayni
Genitive	حُرَّيْنِ‎ ḥurrayni	الْحُرَّيْنِ‎ al-ḥurrayni	حُرَّتَيْنِ‎ ḥurratayni	الْحُرَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥurratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حِرَار‎‎; أَحْرَار‎ ḥirār‎; ʾaḥrār	الْحِرَار‎‎; الْأَحْرَار‎ al-ḥirār‎; al-ʾaḥrār	حُرَّات‎‎; حَرَائِر‎ ḥurrāt‎; ḥarāʾir	الْحُرَّات‎‎; الْحَرَائِر‎ al-ḥurrāt‎; al-ḥarāʾir
Nominative	حِرَارٌ‎‎; أَحْرَارٌ‎ ḥirārun‎; ʾaḥrārun	الْحِرَارُ‎‎; الْأَحْرَارُ‎ al-ḥirāru‎; al-ʾaḥrāru	حُرَّاتٌ‎‎; حَرَائِرُ‎ ḥurrātun‎; ḥarāʾiru	الْحُرَّاتُ‎‎; الْحَرَائِرُ‎ al-ḥurrātu‎; al-ḥarāʾiru
Accusative	حِرَارًا‎‎; أَحْرَارًا‎ ḥirāran‎; ʾaḥrāran	الْحِرَارَ‎‎; الْأَحْرَارَ‎ al-ḥirāra‎; al-ʾaḥrāra	حُرَّاتٍ‎‎; حَرَائِرَ‎ ḥurrātin‎; ḥarāʾira	الْحُرَّاتِ‎‎; الْحَرَائِرَ‎ al-ḥurrāti‎; al-ḥarāʾira
Genitive	حِرَارٍ‎‎; أَحْرَارٍ‎ ḥirārin‎; ʾaḥrārin	الْحِرَارِ‎‎; الْأَحْرَارِ‎ al-ḥirāri‎; al-ʾaḥrāri	حُرَّاتٍ‎‎; حَرَائِرَ‎ ḥurrātin‎; ḥarāʾira	الْحُرَّاتِ‎‎; الْحَرَائِرِ‎ al-ḥurrāti‎; al-ḥarāʾiri

Derived terms

• حُرِّيَّة‎ (ḥurriyya, “freedom”)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: forro
• → Spanish: horro
• → Swahili: huru
• → Turkish: hür
• → Uyghur: ھۆر‎ (hör)

Noun

حَرّ • (ḥarr) m (plural حُرُور‎ (ḥurūr))

1. heat
2. burning of the heart, from pain, wrath, distress, affliction, trouble or fatigue
3. difficulty or severity of work

Declension

Declension of noun حَرّ (ḥarr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَرّ ḥarr	الْحَرّ‎ al-ḥarr	حَرّ ḥarr
Nominative	حَرٌّ ḥarrun	الْحَرُّ‎ al-ḥarru	حَرُّ ḥarru
Accusative	حَرًّا‎ ḥarran	الْحَرَّ‎ al-ḥarra	حَرَّ ḥarra
Genitive	حَرٍّ ḥarrin	الْحَرِّ‎ al-ḥarri	حَرِّ ḥarri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَرَّيْن‎ ḥarrayn	الْحَرَّيْن‎ al-ḥarrayn	حَرَّيْ‎ ḥarray
Nominative	حَرَّانِ‎ ḥarrāni	الْحَرَّانِ‎ al-ḥarrāni	حَرَّا‎ ḥarrā
Accusative	حَرَّيْنِ‎ ḥarrayni	الْحَرَّيْنِ‎ al-ḥarrayni	حَرَّيْ‎ ḥarray
Genitive	حَرَّيْنِ‎ ḥarrayni	الْحَرَّيْنِ‎ al-ḥarrayni	حَرَّيْ‎ ḥarray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُرُور‎ ḥurūr	الْحُرُور‎ al-ḥurūr	حُرُور‎ ḥurūr
Nominative	حُرُورٌ‎ ḥurūrun	الْحُرُورُ‎ al-ḥurūru	حُرُورُ‎ ḥurūru
Accusative	حُرُورًا‎ ḥurūran	الْحُرُورَ‎ al-ḥurūra	حُرُورَ‎ ḥurūra
Genitive	حُرُورٍ‎ ḥurūrin	الْحُرُورِ‎ al-ḥurūri	حُرُورِ‎ ḥurūri

Noun

حِرّ • (ḥirr) m

1. vulva, pudendum of a woman

Declension

Declension of noun حِرّ (ḥirr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِرّ ḥirr	الْحِرّ‎ al-ḥirr	حِرّ ḥirr
Nominative	حِرٌّ ḥirrun	الْحِرُّ‎ al-ḥirru	حِرُّ ḥirru
Accusative	حِرًّا‎ ḥirran	الْحِرَّ‎ al-ḥirra	حِرَّ ḥirra
Genitive	حِرٍّ ḥirrin	الْحِرِّ‎ al-ḥirri	حِرِّ ḥirri

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830), “حر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 360
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “حر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 538
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 269
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ر ر‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَرّ‎ (ḥarr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħarr/

Noun

حر • (ḥarr) m

1. spiciness

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُرّ‎ (ḥurr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħurr/

Noun

حر • (ḥurr) (feminine حرة‎ (ḥurra), common plural حرار‎ (ḥrār), masculine plural حرين‎ (ḥurrīn), feminine plural حرات‎ (ḥurrāt))

1. free (not imprisoned)

Etymology 3

From Arabic حَارّ‎ (ḥārr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħarr/

Noun

حر • (ḥarr) (feminine حرة‎ (ḥarra), masculine plural حرين‎ (ḥarrīn), feminine plural حرات‎ (ḥarrāt))

1. Alternative form of حار‎ (hārr)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ر ر‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَرّ‎ (ḥarr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħarr/, [ħɑrˤ]

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Noun

حرّ • (ḥarr) m

1. heat

See also

Temperature · حرارة‎ (ḥarāra)
	Cold	Warm	Hot	Hot (Weather)	Very Hot
Noun	برد‎ (bard)	دفا‎ (dafa)	حرّ (ḥarr)	شوب‎ (šōb)	حمّ‎ (ḥamm)
Verb	برد‎ (barad)	دفي‎ (difi)	سخن‎ (saḵan)	شوّب‎ (šawwab)	حمي‎ (ḥimi)
Adjective	بارد‎ (bāred)	دافي‎ (dāfi)	سخن‎ (suḵn), حارّ‎ (ḥārr)	مشوّب‎ (mšawweb)	حامي‎ (ḥāmi)
Feeling	بردان‎ (bardān)	دفيان‎ (dafyān)		شوبان‎ (šōbān)	حميان‎ (ḥamyān)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُرّ‎ (ḥurr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħurr/, [ħʊr]

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Adjective

حرّ • (ḥorr) (feminine حرّة‎ (ḥorra), common plural أحرار‎ (ʔaḥrār))

1. free