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حَرِيص
eager, keen (on something) /ħaˈriːsˤ/
adjectiveB2#4319 most common
Also: careful, mindful (of), avid, desirous, anxious (to)
Example sentences
هُوَ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى الوَقْتِ.
He is careful with time.
أَنَا حَرِيصَةٌ عَلَى نَظَافَةِ بَيْتِي.
I am keen on keeping my house clean.
الطُّلَّابُ الحَرِيصُونَ يَنْجَحُونَ فِي دِرَاسَتِهِمْ.
Diligent students succeed in their studies.
كَانَ حَرِيصًا جِدًّا عَلَى أَلَّا يُخَيِّبَ آمَالَ وَالِدَيْهِ.
He was very keen not to disappoint his parents' hopes.
يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَكُونَ حَرِيصِينَ عَلَى الحِفَاظِ عَلَى البِيئَةِ لِلْأَجْيَالِ القَادِمَةِ.
We should be careful to preserve the environment for future generations.
بِالرَّغْمِ مِنْ كَوْنِهِ حَرِيصًا إِلَى أَبْعَدِ الحُدُودِ عَلَى تَفَاصِيلِ عَمَلِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ تَفَادِي ذَلِكَ الخَطَأِ الفَادِحِ.
Despite being extremely meticulous about the details of his work, he could not avoid that grave mistake.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَرِيصٌ | حُرَصَاءُ |
| Genitive | حَرِيصٍ | حُرَصَاءَ |
| Accusative | حَرِيصًا | حُرَصَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا حَرِيصُ | يَا حُرَصَاءُ |
Word family
حَرَصَto be eager for, to covet
حِرْصeagerness, greed, avidity
أَحْرَصmore/most eager
حَرِيصَةeager, keen (feminine)
حُرَصَاءeager ones (plural)
Etymology
حَرِيص comes from the Semitic root ح ر ص (ḥ-r-ṣ), which carries the core sense of being eager, greedy, or intent on grasping something. The word itself follows the فَعِيل (faʿīl) pattern, a common Arabic template for adjectives describing an inherent quality or intense disposition. The same root gives the verb حَرَصَ (to covet, to be eager) and the noun حِرْص (eagerness, greed). As a Semitic root, it has no Indo-European origin.
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