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خَرَق
to tear, pierce, or make a hole in something /ˈxa.ra.qa/
verbB1#2905 most common
Also: to breach or violate (a law, norm, custom), to break through, to bore a hole in
Example sentences
خَرَقَ الطفلُ الورقةَ بإصبعه.
The child poked a hole in the paper with his finger.
خَرَقَتِ الإبرةُ القماشَ بسهولة.
The needle pierced the fabric easily.
خَرَقَ الحجرُ زجاجَ السيارةِ.
The stone broke through the car's window glass.
خَرَقَ السائقُ قانونَ المرورِ.
The driver violated the traffic law.
خَرَقَ الماءُ جانبَ السفينةِ فبدأتْ تغرقُ.
Water breached the side of the ship, and it began to sink.
قَالَ: «أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا» (سورة الكهف)
He said, "Have you pierced it to drown its people? You have done a grave thing." (Surah Al-Kahf)
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَخْرُقُ | خَرَقْتُ | سَأَخْرُقُ |
| 2sg | تَخْرُقُ | خَرَقْتَ | سَتَخْرُقُ |
| 3sg | يَخْرُقُ | خَرَقَ | سَيَخْرُقُ |
| 1pl | نَخْرُقُ | خَرَقْنَا | سَنَخْرُقُ |
| 2pl | تَخْرُقُونَ | خَرَقْتُمْ | سَتَخْرُقُونَ |
| 3pl | يَخْرُقُونَ | خَرَقُوا | سَيَخْرُقُونَ |
Word family
خَرْقa tear, hole, or breach
اِخْتِرَاقpenetration, infiltration, or hacking (of a system)
خَارِقextraordinary, supernatural (as in 'خارق للعادة')
أَخْرَق / خَرْقَاءclumsy, maladroit
مُخْتَرِقa hacker, one who breaks in or penetrates
Etymology
The word comes from the native Semitic root kh-r-q, built on the core idea of tearing or piercing a surface until it gives way. Classical dictionaries extend this from physical damage, a torn cloth or a hole in a boat, to abstract breaches, breaking a law or a settled custom. It is not an Indo-European word, so it has no PIE root.
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