The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hurr \Hurr\, v. i. [See Hurry.] To make a rolling or burring sound. [Obs.]
R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound.
--B.
Jonson.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (label en intransitive) to hum; buzz 2 (context obsolete English) To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound; gnarl
Wikipedia
Hurr or with added definitive article as Al Hurr / Al-Hurr may refer to:
- Al-Hurr al-Aamili, a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi'a scholar
- Al-Hurr ibn Yazid al Tamimi, the general of the Umayyad army dispatched from Kufa, Iraq to intercept al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib
- Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi, early Umayyad governor who ruled the Muslim province of Al-Andalus (716-718 AD)
Hurr also means free in Arabic and appears in a great number of Arab names of organisations including:
- Free Syrian Army, in Arabic Al-Jayš Al-Suri Al-Ḥurr, main armed opposition group operating in Syria
- Free Shia Movement, Al-Tayar Al-Shi'iy Al-Hurr, small Lebanese Shia political movement allied with March 14 Alliance and opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance, namely Hezbollah and Amal
- Radio Free Iraq, in Arabic Izaa'at al 'Iraaq al Hurr, 24-hour radio station broadcasting in Arabic from Prague, and is part of the programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Usage examples of "hurr".
You could say that you are at the cutting edge of science, hurr hurr hurr.
When all data was sent back to Hurria, the effect on the Council itself had been notable.
Ezbaal shunned settled life, he had good relations with most of the great desert families and shared water rights in so many wells that it was said he could travel from Elam to Egypt, from Sheba to Hurria, without having to fight for water or go thirsty for a day.
What a fine story this will make, told around every campfire between Hurria and Egypt.
He glanced at the sad brown eyes of Hurri Chundra Bahnerji and said without words: Sorry, old chap.
As for Ronald, who hoped to be a good guest: when on Hurri, do as the Hurrians do.
Dunari puts out bounties on the Hurrim, and Ace puts in a good word for him with the Rebels.
He stood on the walled plain that extended for so many miles that the raised and circular rim (which on Hurria would have been called a crater, if it were smaller) was invisible beyond the horizon.