حريش

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حريش

/ħa.riːʃ/

Where it comes from

Not from the root ح ر ش (ḥ r š) related to “scratching” and “instigating” but from Ge'ez ሐሪሥ (ḥäriś, “rhinoceros”). Doublet of حُرْش (ḥurš, “forest”), see Hebrew חֹרֶשׁ (ḥóreš, “grove, thicket”).

noun حَرِيش · ḥarīš · حُرُش · الْحَرِيش

rhinoceros
Similar: كَرْكَدَّن
earwig
centipede
Similar: أُمّ أَرْبَعَة وَأَرْبَعِين
unicorn
abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of حَرِيش الْبَحْر (ḥarīš al-baḥr, “sea unicorn, narwhal”)
Similar: كَرْكَدَّن

In English

rhinoceros herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
unicorn mythical horselike creature

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"حريش." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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حريش. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4

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"حريش." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حريش},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}