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حذر

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Form 1حَذِرَ1 sense
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarحَذَرٌ

Core sense — he was cautious, wary, on his guard; he feared itgenerated

1.1he was cautious of a thing, or an event—حَذِرَ مِنْ أَمْرٍ

He was cautious, wary, or vigilant; he was on his guard; he took care; he was in a state of preparation; he was in fear; he feared.; maṣdar حَذَرٌ and احتذر.

he was cautious of a thing, or an event—احتذر مِنْهُ
he was cautious for him of such a thing—حَذِرَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ كَذَا
he was cautious for him of such a thing—احتذر
he was cautious of it; he was on his guard against it; he feared it—حَذِرَهُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

he was cautious of it; he prepared himself against it; he feared it—احتذرهُ
he was cautious of it; he prepared himself against it; he feared it—حاذرهُ
he was cautious of doing it; or he feared doing it—حَذِرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ
he was cautious of doing it; or he feared doing it—احتذر
the thing was an object of fear, and so he feared it—حُذِرَ الشَّىْءُ فَحَذِرَهُ
[death was an object of fear]—حُذِرَ المَوْتِ
[he feared death]—حاذر المَوْتَ

on this sense Both verbs are also transitive.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 11
28:6
وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنُرِىَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَحْذَرُونَ

To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to show Pharaoh, Haman, and their hosts, at their hands, the very things against which they were taking precautions.

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, aor. حَذَرَ , inf. n. حَذَرٌ ; and احتذر ; (Msb, K;) He was cautious, wary, or vigilant; was on his guard; took care; (K, TA;) was in a state of preparation; (Msb;) was in fear; feared. (TA.) [You say, حَذِرَ مِنْ أَمْرٍ and احتذر مِنْهُ He was cautious, &c., of a thing, or an event. And حَذِرَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ كَذَا and احتذر He was cautious, &c., for him, of such a thing. And both verbs are also trans.: for you say,] حَذِرَهُ , (S, A, Msb,) aor. and inf. n. as above; (S;) and احتذرهُ , (TA,) and حاذرهُ ; (A;) He was cautious of it; guarded, or was on his guard, against it; (S, A;) prepared, prepared himself, or was in a state of preparation, against it; (TA;) feared it. (Msb, TA.) [And حَذِرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ and احتذر He was cautious of doing it; or he feared doing it.] And حُذِرَ الشَّىْءُ فَحَذِرَهُ The thing was an object of fear, and so he feared it. (Msb.) And حُذِرَ المَوْتِ [Death was an object of fear]: and حاذر المَوْتَ [He feared death]. (A.)
Form 2تَحْذِيرٌ1 sense

Core sense — the cautioning of another; the making to feargenerated

2.1he cautioned him against a thing—حذّرهُ مِنْ أَمْرٍ
[he cautioned him against, or made him fear, the thing, or event]—حذّرهُ الأَمْرَ

The verb is also doubly transitive.

[I caution you against him, or it]—أَحَذِّرُكَهُ
God makes you fear Himself—يُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللّٰهُ نَفْسَهُ

In the Qur'ān 3:27 and 28.

on this sense The cautioning of another; putting him on his guard; making him cautious, wary, or vigilant, or making him take care, or be in a state of preparation; the making to fear, or be in fear.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 1 shown of 2
3:30
يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُّحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِن سُوٓءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ أَمَدًۢا بَعِيدًا ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

"On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him."

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[The cautioning another; putting him on his guard; making him to be cautious or wary or vigilant, to be on his guard, to take care, or to be in a state of preparation;] the making to fear, or be in fear. (S, TA.) [You say, حذّرهُ مِنْ أَمْرٍ He cautioned him against a thing. And the verb is also doubly trans.: you say,] حذّرهُ الأَمْرَ [He cautioned him against, or made him to fear, the thing, or event]. (TA.) And أَحَذِّرُكَهُ [I caution thee against him, or it]. (K.) And it is said in the Kur [iii. 27 and 28], يُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللّٰهُ نَفْسَهُ God maketh you to fear Himself. (TA.)
Form 3حَاذَرَا2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُحَاذَرَةٌ

Core sense — they two were cautious, each of the othergenerated

3.1

They two were cautious, or in fear, each of the other; each was on his guard, or in a state of preparation, against the other. Maṣdar مُحَاذَرَةٌ and حِذَارٌ.

حِذَارٌ is synonymous with مُحَاذَرَةٌ, and مُحَاذَرَةٌ is between two.

3.1.1

See also form 1, in two places.

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, (TK,) inf. n. مُحَاذَرَةٌ (S, K) and حِذَارٌ , (S,) They two were cautious, or in fear, each of the other; were on their guard, or in a state of preparation, each against the other. (TK.) حِذَارٌ is syn. with مُحَاذَرَةٌ , (S,) and مُحَاذَرَةٌ is between two. (K.) See also 1, in two places.
Form 8إِحْتَذَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he was cautious of it, he guarded against itgenerated

8.1

See form 1, in five places.

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see 1, in five places.
Form 11احدارّ1 sense

Core sense — he was angry and prepared himself to do mischiefgenerated

11.1

He was angry, and prepared himself to do mischief, and drew himself together: so in some copies and in other lexicons.

Or he became enraged: so in other copies.

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He was angry, (K,) and prepared himself to do mischief, (TA,) and drew himself together ( تَقَبَّضَ ): so in some copies of the K and in other lexicons: or became enraged ( تَغَيَّظَ ): so in other copies of the K. (TA.)

Derived nouns 16

Nounحِذْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — caution, wariness, vigilancegenerated

1

See the entry that follows, in two places.

Qur’ānic occurrences حِذْر 1 shown of 2
4:71
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ خُذُوا۟ حِذْرَكُمْ فَٱنفِرُوا۟ ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ ٱنفِرُوا۟ جَمِيعًا

O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together.

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Nounحَذَرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — caution, wariness, vigilance; a state of preparation; feargenerated

1figurative · مجازcaution, wariness, vigilance, guard, or care—حِذْرٌ
caution, or a state of preparation, or fear—مَحْذُورَةٌ
caution, or a state of preparation, or fear—مَحْذُورَةٌ

The headword is a maṣdar, and the other a simple noun.

Plural أَحْذَارٌ.

he took care; he was cautious, or vigilant—أَخَذَ حِذْرَهُ
he is a person of resolution and of caution, or wariness—هُوَ ٱبْنُ أَحْذَارٍ

For حَذَرَكَ زَيْدًا, see حَذَارِ.

Lane cites “Bd in iv. 73” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1the male chameleon—أَبُو حَذَرٍ

So called because of its frequent changes.

Qur’ānic occurrences حَذَر
2:19
أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَـٰتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطٌۢ بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith!

2:243
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مُوتُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَحْيَـٰهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Didst thou not Turn by vision to those who abandoned their homes, though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? Allah said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful.

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and حِذْرٌ , (S, A, Msb, K,) the former an inf. n., (S, Msb,) and the latter a simple subst., (Msb,) Caution, wariness, vigilance, guard, or care; (S, A, K;) as also مَحْذُورَةٌ ; (K;) or a state of preparation; (Msb;) or fear; (Mgh, * TA;) and so مَحْذُورَةٌ : (S, Msb, K:) [pl. أَحْذَارٌ .] You say, أَخَذَ حِذْرَهُ He took care; was cautious, or vigilant. (Bd in iv. 73 and 103.) And هُوَ ٱبْنُ أَحْذَارٍ He is a son [i. e. a person] of resolution, or determination, and caution, or wariness. (S, K.) And حَذَرَكَ زَيْدًا : see حَذَارِ . أَبُو حَذَرٍ The male chameleon: (K:) because of its frequent changes. (TA.)
Nounحَذُرٌ1 sense

Core sense — cautious, wary, vigilantgenerated

1

This word and its plural: see the entry that follows.

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, and its pl.: see what next follows.
Nounحَذِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — cautious, wary, vigilant; very cautious; fearfulgenerated

1cautious; wary; vigilant; on his guard; careful; or in a state of preparation—حَذُرٌ

Plural of the first, حَذِرُونَ and حَذَارَى.

cautious, careful, and fearful—حَاذِرٌ
very cautious, wary, vigilant, or careful—حَاذُورَةٌ
very fearful and cautious—حِذْرِيَانٌ

Sb cites, as an example of حَذِرٌ used transitively: [Cautious, or very cautious, of things not to be feared, and trusting in what will not save him from the decrees of destiny]

shāhid
حَذِرٌ أُمُورًا لَا تُخَافُ وَ آمِنٌمَا لَيْسَ مُنْجِيهِ مِنَ الأَقْدَارِ

. But this is irregular, for an adjective of the measure فَعِلٌ does not regularly govern an object.

In the Qur'ān 26:56, some read حَاذِرُونَ, and some حَذِرُونَ and حَذُرُونَ.

in a state of preparation; or fully equipped with arms—حاذرون
in a state of fear; or in a state of preparation—حذرون

Ibn-Mesʿood: in a state of preparation with the accoutrements of war. Others: cautious, or vigilant.

Qur’ān 26:57 approximate — somewhere between 26:20 and 26:189 Lane cites “Kur xxvi. 56”
Qur’ān 26:56 located by this root inside the range Lane’s citation allows
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ

"But we are a multitude amply fore-warned."Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

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(S, A, Msb, K) and حَذُرٌ (S, A, K) Cautious; wary; vigilant; on his guard; careful; (S;) or in a state of preparation; (Msb;) as also حَاذِرٌ ; (S, A, Msb;) and fearful: (S:) or very cautious or wary or vigilant or careful; as also حَاذُورَةٌ (K) and حِذْرِيَانٌ : (A, K:) or this last signifies very fearful and cautious &c.: (S:) pl. of the first حَذِرُونَ and حَذَارَى . (S, K.) Sb cites, as an ex. of حَذِرٌ used transitively, 1 [Cautious, or very cautious, of things not to be feared, and trusting in that which will not save him from the decrees of destiny]: but this is extr.; for an epithet of the measure فَعِلٌ is not [regularly] trans., so as to govern an objective complement. (S, TA.) In the Kur xxvi. 56, some read حَاذِرُونَ ; and some, حَذِرُونَ and حَذُرُونَ : حاذرون signifying in a state of preparation; (Zj, S;) or fully equipped with arms: (Sh:) and حذرون , in a state of fear; (S;) or in a state of preparation; (TA;) or in a state of preparation with the accoutrements of war; (Ibn-Mes'ood;) or cautious, or vigilant. (Zj.) حَذِرٌ أُمُورًا لَا تُخَافُ وَ آمِنٌ | مَا لَيْسَ مُنْجِيهِ مِنَ الأَقْدَارِ
Nounحِذْرِيَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — rugged ground; the hard, rugged, level top of a mountain; a cock's neck-feathersgenerated

1

A rugged piece of ground. Or the top of a mountain, when it is hard and rugged but level (Aboo-Kheyreh). Also rough ground; and a rugged [hill such as is termed] أَكَمَة.

Also حِذْرِيَآءُ in the same sense. Plural حَذَارَى and حَذَارٍ.

2

Also the عِفْرِيَة [or feathers of the back of the neck] of a cock. Plural as above.

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A rugged piece of ground: (S, K:) or the top of a mountain, when it is hard and rugged, but level: (Aboo-Kheyreh:) and rough ground: (TA:) and a rugged [hill such as is termed] أَكَمَة ; as also حِذْرِيَآءُ : (K:) pl. حَذَارَى and حَذَارٍ . (S.) Also The عِفْرِيَة [or feathers of the back of the neck] of a cock: (S, K:) pl. as above. (K)
Nounحِذْرِيَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a rugged piece of groundgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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Nounحِذْرِيَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — very cautious, wary, or fearfulgenerated

1

See حَذِرٌ.

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Nounالحُذُرَّى1 sense

Core sense — what is false, vain, or ineffectualgenerated

1

What is false, vain, or ineffectual; synonymous with البَاطِلُ. [Like البُذُرَّى.]

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, [like البُذُرَّى ,] What is false, vain, or ineffectual; syn. البَاطِلُ . (K.)
Nounحَذَارِ1 sense

Core sense — beware!, be cautious, be on your guardgenerated

1[the cry “Beware” was heard in their army]—سُمِعَتْ حَذَارِ فِى عَسْكَرِهِمْ
beware—حَذَارِكَ

An imperative verbal noun meaning: beware; be cautious, wary, or on your guard; or take care.

Abu-n-Nejm says: Beware of our spears: beware.

shāhid 1
حَذَارِ مِنْ أَرْمَاحِنَا حَذَارِ

When the word is repeated, the second is sometimes with tanween; but this happens only in poetry, when the metre requires it, as in this verse cited by Lh: [Beware, beware of the horsemen of Dárim, O Aboo-Khálid, before you repent]

shāhid 2
حَذَارِ حَذَارٍ مِنْ فَوَارِسِ دَارِمٍأَبَا خَالِدٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَتَنَدَّمَا

With the ك of allocution, meaning: beware, addressed to a single person.

[beware of Zeyd]—حَذَرَكَ زَيْدًا
beware, and beware again, of Zeyd—حَذَارَيْكَ زَيْدًا

Both are then also verbal nouns.

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[an imperative verbal noun] meaning Beware; be cautious, wary, or on thy guard; or take care. (S, A, K.) The poet (Abu-n-Nejm, TA) says, 1 Beware of our spears: beware. (S, A.) And you say, سُمِعَتْ حَذَارِ فِى عَسْكَرِهِمْ [The cry “ Beware ” was heard in their army]. (TA.) When the word is repeated, the second is sometimes with tenween: (K:) but this is only in poetry, when required by the metre, as in the following verse, cited by Lh: 2 [Beware, beware of the horsemen of Dárim, O Aboo-Khálid, before that thou repent]. (TA.) You say also, حَذَارِكَ , [with the ك of allocution,] meaning Beware thou. (Lh, TA.) And when you caution a person [against another], حَذَرَكَ زَيْدًا [Beware thou of Zeyd]; (K, * TA;) and حَذَارَيْكَ زَيْدًا , (K,) which latter means Beware thou, and beware thou again, of Zeyd: both then [also] being verbal nouns. (TA.) حَذَارِ مِنْ أَرْمَاحِنَا حَذَارِ حَذَارِ حَذَارٍ مِنْ فَوَارِسِ دَارِمٍ | أَبَا خَالِدٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَتَنَدَّمَا
Nounحَذِيرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cautioner, one who warns anothergenerated

1[I am your cautioner against him, or it]—أَنَا حَذِيرُكَ مِنْهُ

A cautioner.

That is, مُحَذِّرُكَ.

[I caution you against him, or it]—أُحَذِّرُكَهُ

on this sense As knew this only as heard from Lth.

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[A cautioner]. You say, أَنَا حَذِيرُكَ مِنْهُ i. e. مُحَذِّرُكَ [I am thy cautioner against him, or it]; (TA;) or أُحَذِّرُكَهُ [I caution thee against him, or it]: (K:) known to As as heard only from Lth. (TA.) [See also what next follows.]
Nounحُذَارِيَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — persons who make others fear; cautioners, warnersgenerated

1

Persons who make others fear; or rather, as others than F explain it, مُنْذِرُونَ [cautioners, or warners].

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Persons who make others to fear: (K:) or rather, as others than F explain it, مُنْذِرُونَ [cautioners, or warners, &c.]. (TA.)
Nounحَاذِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — cautious, wary, on his guardgenerated

1

This word and حَاذِرُونَ: see حَذِرٌ.

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and حَاذِرُونَ : see حَذِرٌ .
Nounحَاذُورَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — very cautious, wary, or vigilantgenerated

1

See حَذِرٌ.

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Nounأَحْذَرُ1 sense

Core sense — more, or most, cautious, wary, or fearfulgenerated

1more fearful, or more cautious, than the raven—أَحْذَرُ مِنَ الغُرَابِ

A proverb.

More, and most, cautious, wary, vigilant, careful, or fearful.

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[More, and most, cautious, wary, vigilant, careful, or fearful]. You say, أَحْذَرُ مِنَ الغُرَابِ More fearful [or cautious, &c.] than the raven: a prov. (Mgh.)
Nounمَحْذُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing that is fearedgenerated

1[may God preserve you from everything that is feared]—وَقَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ كُلَّ مَحْذُورٍ

A thing that is feared.

Qur’ānic occurrences مَحْذُور
17:57
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا

Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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A thing that is feared. (Msb.) One says, وَقَاكَ ٱللّٰهُ كُلَّ مَحْذُورٍ [May God preserve thee from everything that is feared]. (A.)
Nounمَحْذُورَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a calamity that is feared; a hostile attack; wargenerated

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A calamity that is feared, or regarded with caution. Or a troop of horse making a hostile attack, or incursion, upon a people. Or the same as صَيْحَةٌ [apparently as meaning a hostile attack, or incursion, when it comes upon a tribe suddenly or unexpectedly; or it may here mean a punishment, or chastisement; or a crying-out, which is the primary meaning]. Also war.

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See also حَذَرٌ, in two places.

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A calamity that is feared, or regarded with caution: (K:) or a troop of horse making a hostile attack, or incursion, upon a people: or i. q. صَيْحَةٌ [app. as meaning a hostile attack, or incursion, when it comes upon a tribe suddenly, or unexpectedly; or it may here mean a punishment, or chastisement; or a crying-out, which is the primary signification]: (A:) and war. (K.) See also حَذَرٌ , in two places.