Arabic edit

Root
ح ر ث (ḥ-r-ṯ)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ḥaraṯ-.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

حَرَثَ (ḥaraṯa) I, non-past يَحْرِثُ or يَحْرُثُ‎ (yaḥriṯu or yaḥruṯu)

  1. (transitive) to plow, to till, to cultivate
    Synonyms: فَلَحَ (falaḥa), أَكَرَ (ʔakara)

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Noun edit

حَرْث (ḥarṯm

  1. verbal noun of حَرَثَ (ḥaraṯa) (form I)
  2. plowing, tilling, cultivation, plantation, culture
  3. arable land, tilth
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:223:
      نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ وَقَدِّمُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ مُلَاقُوهُ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
      nisāʔukum ḥarṯun lakum faʔtū ḥarṯakum ʔannā šiʔtum waqaddimū liʔanfusikum wāttaqū l-laha wāʕlamū ʔannakum mulāqūhu wabašširi l-muʔminīna
      Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers.

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