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حَرْق

burning /ˈħarq/

nounB1#2192 most common

Also: incineration, arson, combustion

Example sentences

حَرْق الوَرَق خَطِير.
Burning paper is dangerous.
حَرْق النِّفايات يُلَوِّث الهَواء.
Burning waste pollutes the air.
تَمَّ حَرْق المَنزِل بِالكامِل.
The house was burned down completely.
يُسَبِّب حَرْق الوَقود الأُحفوري تَغَيُّراً في المُناخ.
Burning fossil fuel causes a change in the climate.
اتُّهِمَ الرَّجُل بِحَرْق المَتجَر عَمْداً.
The man was accused of burning the store deliberately.
أَدانَت المَحكَمة المُتَّهَم بِتُهمَة حَرْق المُمتَلَكات العامَّة.
The court convicted the defendant on the charge of burning public property.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeحَرْقٌحُروقٌ
Genitiveحَرْقٍحُروقٍ
Accusativeحَرْقاًحُروقاً
Vocativeيا حَرْقُيا حُروقُ

Word family

حَرَقَto burn
حَريقfire, conflagration
إحراقincineration, setting on fire
مَحروقburnt
حُرقةburning pain, anguish

Etymology

The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-r-q, which carries the sense of burning or scorching. It is the verbal noun of the verb حَرَقَ, to burn. The pattern فَعْل names the action itself.

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