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حِذْر
caution /ˈħiðr/
nounA2#1080 most common
Also: wariness, vigilance, precaution
Example sentences
خُذْ حِذْرَكَ يا أحمد.
Be on your guard, Ahmad.
عَلَيْكَ بِالحِذْرِ عِنْدَ عُبُورِ الطَّرِيقِ.
You must take caution when crossing the road.
نَصَحَنِي أَبِي بِالحِذْرِ مِنَ الغُرَبَاءِ.
My father advised me to be wary of strangers.
يَتَعَامَلُ المُحَقِّقُ مَعَ الأَدِلَّةِ بِحِذْرٍ شَدِيدٍ.
The investigator handles the evidence with great caution.
إِنَّ الحِذْرَ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ القَدَرِ شَيْئًا.
Caution avails nothing against fate.
خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَإِنَّ العَدُوَّ يَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَحْتَسِبُونَ.
Take your precautions, for the enemy lies in wait for you from where you do not expect.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حِذْرٌ | None |
| Genitive | حِذْرٍ | None |
| Accusative | حِذْرًا | None |
| Vocative | يا حِذْرُ | None |
Word family
حَذِرَto beware, to be on guard
حَذَّرَto warn someone
حَذِرcautious, wary
تَحْذِيرwarningمَحْذُورdanger, something to be feared
Etymology
حِذْر derives from the triliteral Semitic root ح-ذ-ر, which carries the sense of caution and wariness. The related verb حَذِرَ means to be on one's guard. The noun names the state of alertness itself. It appears in the Quran in the command to take one's precautions, خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ.
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