1 حَرَصَهُ حرص حرصه حرصة , aor. [ حَرِصَ and] حَرُصَ , (TK,) inf. n. حَرْصٌ , (T, S, K, &c.,) He rent it; or clave it: (T, S, K, &c.:) and he, or it, stripped off, scraped off, rubbed off, abraded, or otherwise removed, its superficial part, peel, rind, or the like: (T, K, &c.:) the former, (Az,) or the latter, (Az, Er-Rághib, B,) is the primary signification. (TA.) You say, حَرَصَ القَصَّارُ الثَّوْبَ , (S, A, Mgh, Msb,) aor. حَرِصَ (S, Msb, TA) and حَرُصَ , (Msb,) inf. n. حَرْصٌ , (Msb, TA,) The beater and washer and whitener rent the garment, or piece of cloth, (A, Mgh, Msb, TA,) in beating it: (Mgh:) or made holes in it by beating it: (S, TA: *) or made holes and rents in it thereby: or abraded its superficial part thereby. (TA.) And حُرِصَ المَرْعَى The pasture, or herbage, became entirely consumed, nothing of it being left; (IF, K;) as though it were stripped off from the surface of the land. (TA.) -A2- حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ , (T, S, A, Msb, K, *) aor. حَرِصَ (T, S, Msb, K) and حَرُصَ , mentioned by IKtt and the author of the Iktitáf, (MF,) inf. n. حَرْصٌ ; (Msb;) and حَرِصَ , aor. حَرَصَ , (T, Msb, K,) inf. n. حَرَصٌ ; (Msb; [but it seems to be indicated in the K, by its being said that the pret. is like سَمِعَ , that it is حَرْصٌ ;]) the latter form of the verb, however, is bad; (T, TA;) though El- Kurtubee is asserted by MF to have said that the former is of weak authority; which is clearly wrong, as the readers of the Kur are generally agreed in using it; (TA;) He desired it vehemently, eagerly, greedily, very greedily, or with avidity; he hankered after it; he coveted it; he desired it excessively, or inordinately: (S, * K, * TA:) or he desired it culpably; namely, worldly good: (Msb:) said by Az to be derived from the first of the significations mentioned in this art., or, as is also said by Er-Rághib, and in the B, from the second thereof; because, says Az, he who does so [may be said by a figure of speech to be one who] scratches off the outer skin of the fa

3 حارص عَلَى الأَمْرِ ذ He kept, or applied himself, constantly, or perseveringly, to the thing, or affair. (TA in art. حفظ .)

4 مَا أَحْرَصَكَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا ذ [ How vehemently or inordinately or culpably desirous art thou, or how greedy or covetous art thou, of worldly goods! ] (A.)

5 إِنَّهُ لَيَتَحَرَّصُ غَدَآءَهُمْ وَعَشَآءَهُمْ ذ Verily he watches for the time of ( يَتَحَيَّنُ ) their morningmeal and their evening-meal: (K:) from حِرْصٌ as meaning “ vehemence of desire, ” &c. (TA.)

8 إِحْتَرَصَ see حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ .