How to say "to burn (something)" in Arabic

Two of the three root letters line up cleanly: ح↔ח and ر↔ר. The third is the interesting part — Arabic ق regularly corresponds to Hebrew ק, not ך, so this isn't a textbook match. Klein and others still connect ḥaraqa to the rarer Hebrew חרך, 'to scorch' (compare מחורך, singed), as a possible byform — a plausible family resemblance, not a proven one. Everyday Hebrew 'to burn' is שרף, an unrelated root.