Arabic for guard

Harasa

ﺣَﺮَﺱَ

guard – past tense he

yaHrusu

ﻳَﺤﺮُﺱُ

guard – present tense he

The Arabic verb for guard is written ﺣَﺮَﺱَ and pronunced Harasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﺮُﺱُ and pronounced yaHrusu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word guard

I give you my stories ... guard their secrets.⁴

'astawdi3ukum Hikaayatiyii uHrusuu 'asraarhaa

ﺃَﺳﺘَﻮﺩِﻋُﻜُﻢ ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺘِﻴِﻲ ﺍُﺣﺮُﺳُﻮﺍ ﺃَﺳﺮَﺍﺭﻫَﺎ

The castle is large and dogs and soldiers guard it.³

alqaSru kabiirun wakilaabun taHrusuhu wajunuudun

ﺍَﻟﻘَﺼﺮُ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮٌ ﻭَﻛِﻠَﺎﺏٌ ﺗَﺤﺮُﺳُﻪُ ﻭَﺟُﻨُﻮﺩٌ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﺭ ﺱ

The root of the word guard consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to guard

The letters of guard

ﺣَﺮَﺱَ

ﺣـ

ـﺮ

ﺱ

ﺣـ

ـﺮ

ﺱ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

sin

The Arabic word for guard consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﺮَﺱَ and pronounced Harasa.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for guard

fa3ala becomes Harasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for guard is written ﺣَﺮَﺱَ and pronounced Harasa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are H, r and s, the word becomes Harasa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns