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حارّ
hot /ˈħaːrr/
adjectiveB1#2020 most common
Also: spicy, heated
Example sentences
الطقس حارّ.
The weather is hot.
الماء حارّ جداً.
The water is very hot.
أحب الشاي الحارّ في الصباح.
I like hot tea in the morning.
الصحراء حارّة في النهار وباردة في الليل.
The desert is hot during the day and cold at night.
تناولنا طعاماً حارّاً في المطعم الهندي.
We ate spicy food at the Indian restaurant.
أثارت كلماته الحارّة نقاشاً محتدماً بين الحاضرين.
His heated words stirred a fierce debate among those present.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حارٌّ | حارّون |
| Genitive | حارٍّ | حارّين |
| Accusative | حارّاً | حارّين |
| Vocative | يا حارّ | يا حارّون |
Word family
حَرّheat
حَرارةtemperature, heat
حَرَّto be hot
حَرورhot wind
أحَرّhotter
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ح-ر-ر (ḥ-r-r), which carries the sense of heat and burning. It is the active participle of the verb حَرَّ, "to be hot." The same root gives words for heat, temperature, and the hot wind of the desert.
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