حريص
See also: حریص
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح ر ص (ḥ-r-ṣ).
Adjective
حَرِيص • (ḥarīṣ) (feminine حَرِيصَة (ḥarīṣa), masculine plural حِرَاص (ḥirāṣ) or حُرَصَاء (ḥuraṣāʾ), feminine plural حِرَاص (ḥirāṣ) or حَرَائِص (ḥarāʾiṣ), elative أَحْرَص (ʾaḥraṣ))
- eager, greedy, covetous
- careful, fearful, prudent
- compassionate
- 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; ḥuraṣāʾ | الْحِرَاص; الْحُرَصَاء al-ḥirāṣ; al-ḥuraṣāʾ | حِرَاص; حَرَائِص ḥirāṣ; ḥarāʾiṣ | الْحِرَاص; الْحَرَائِص al-ḥirāṣ; al-ḥarāʾiṣ |
| Nominative | حِرَاصٌ; حُرَصَاءُ ḥirāṣun; ḥuraṣāʾu | الْحِرَاصُ; الْحُرَصَاءُ al-ḥirāṣu; al-ḥuraṣāʾu | حِرَاصٌ; حَرَائِصُ ḥirāṣun; ḥarāʾiṣu | الْحِرَاصُ; الْحَرَائِصُ al-ḥirāṣu; al-ḥarāʾiṣu |
| Accusative | حِرَاصًا; حُرَصَاءَ ḥirāṣan; ḥuraṣāʾa | الْحِرَاصَ; الْحُرَصَاءَ al-ḥirāṣa; al-ḥuraṣāʾa | حِرَاصًا; حَرَائِصَ ḥirāṣan; ḥarāʾiṣa | الْحِرَاصَ; الْحَرَائِصَ al-ḥirāṣa; al-ḥarāʾiṣa |
| Genitive | حِرَاصٍ; حُرَصَاءَ ḥirāṣin; ḥuraṣāʾa | الْحِرَاصِ; الْحُرَصَاءِ al-ḥirāṣi; al-ḥuraṣāʾi | حِرَاصٍ; حَرَائِصَ ḥirāṣin; ḥarāʾiṣa | الْحِرَاصِ; الْحَرَائِصِ al-ḥirāṣi; al-ḥarāʾiṣi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “حريص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حريص”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen