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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَرْقٌ | حُروقٌ |
| Genitive | حَرْقٍ | حُروقٍ |
| Accusative | حَرْقاً | حُروقاً |
| Vocative | يا حَرْقُ | يا 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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