احْذَرْ beware in Arabic
احْذَرْ is how you say “beware” in Arabic.
Root ح ذ ر ḥ-dh-r. verb (form I, imperative). iḥdhar.
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Meaning of beware in Arabic
- beware! be cautious, be on your guard command form, addressed to one person
- watch out for, guard against (someone or something) used with a following object, e.g. beware of it/him
Example sentence
فَاحْذَرْ نَفْسَكَ
Beware of your soul.
فَاحْذَرْ so beware
'fa-' = 'so'; 'ihdhar' = a command 'beware!, be on guard!' to one person.
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How it is used
This is the imperative of حَذِرَ (form I), "to be cautious, wary, or in fear." The same warning sense is also given by the interjection حَذَارِ ("Beware!"), as in the line حَذَارِ مِنْ أَرْمَاحِنَا حَذَارِ, "Beware of our spears: beware." The causative Form II, حذّر, "to caution, to make someone fear," occurs in the Qur'an: يُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللّٰهُ نَفْسَهُ, "God makes you fear/beware of Himself" (3:28).
Words from the same root
- حَذِرَ to be cautious, wary, or in fear
- حَذَرٌ caution, wariness, vigilance
- حَذِرٌ cautious, wary, on one's guard
- تَحْذِيرٌ cautioning, warning
- حَذَارِ beware!, be on your guard!
Common questions
- How do you say "beware" in Arabic?
- احْذَرْ (iḥdhar) — the imperative of حَذِرَ, 'to be cautious.'
- What root does احذر come from, and what does it mean?
- It comes from the root ح ذ ر (ḥ-dh-r), the root behind caution and wariness generally; حذَر means caution, and حذِر means cautious or wary.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).