حَذَرَ beware in Arabic
حَذَرَ is how you say “beware” in Arabic.
Root ح ذ ر ḥ-dh-r. verb (form I). ḥadhara.
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Meaning of beware in Arabic
- to be cautious, wary, or on one's guard also carries the sense of being prepared or in readiness
- to fear, be afraid (of something)
- to guard against, take precaution against (something) used transitively, e.g. حَذِرَهُ 'he was wary of it'
Example sentence
وقال لرجال ممن كانوا معه من الأنصار ادخلوا على رسول الله ﷺ فاجلسوا عنده واحذروا عليه هذا الخبيث
He said to the men from the Ansar who were with him: Enter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, sit with him, and be wary of this treacherous one.
وَاحْذَرُوا and you be wary
wa- = 'and'; a command 'beware!' to a group (the '-u' ending = plural 'you').
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How it is used
Often followed by مِنْ ('wary of...') or used directly transitively (حَذِرَهُ, 'he was wary of it'). The bare imperative-like form حَذَارِ is used as a standalone warning cry in classical poetry ('Beware of our spears!'), and the causative Form II appears in the Qur'an: يُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسَهُ, 'God makes you fear/warns you of Himself.'
Words from the same root
- تَحْذِيرٌ a warning; cautioning someone against something
- حَذَرٌ caution, wariness, vigilance
- حَذِرٌ cautious, wary, on one's guard
- حَذَارِ Beware! Be on your guard!
- أَحْذَرُ more, or most, cautious or wary
Common questions
- How do you say "beware" in Arabic?
- حَذَرَ (ḥadhara), or the standalone warning cry حَذَارِ (ḥadhāri), meaning 'Beware!'
- What does the Arabic root ح ذ ر mean?
- It centers on caution and wariness — being on one's guard, fearing something, or warning someone against it.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).