حريص

See also: حریص‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ر ص‎ (ḥ-r-ṣ).

Adjective

حَرِيص • (ḥarīṣ) (feminine حَرِيصَة‎ (ḥarīṣa), masculine plural حِرَاص‎ (ḥirāṣ) or حُرَصَاء‎ (ḥuraṣāʔ), feminine plural حِرَاص‎ (ḥirāṣ) or حَرَائِص‎ (ḥarāʔiṣ), elative أَحْرَص‎ (ʔaḥraṣ))

  1. eager, greedy, covetous
  2. careful, fearful, prudent
  3. compassionate
  4. torn (of a garment)

Declension

References

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