How to say "to explain" in Arabic

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Meaningto explain

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

شَرَحَ

sharaḥaשרח

شرح

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

הסביר

hisbirهِسْبِير

How the two words are related

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Arabic root

ش-ر-ح

No Hebrew relative. The noun sharḥ 'explanation' is also the classic word for a commentary on a text.

شَرَحَ الْمُعَلِّم الدَّرْس

sharaḥa l-muʿallim ad-darsשרח אל-מעלם א-דרס

The teacher explained the lesson.