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حيض

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 حَاضَتْ حاض حاضت , (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. تَحِيضُ, inf. n. حَيْضٌ and مَحِيضٌ (S, Msb, K) and مَحَاضٌ, (Aboo-Is-hák, K,) said of a woman, (S, A, Msb, K,) She menstruated; i. e. her blood flowed; (A;) or [rather] blood came forth from her womb; (Mgh;) [ not in consequence of disease nor of childbirth, nor before she had attained to puberty; as explained in the law-books of the Muslims;] as also ↓ تحيّضت: or this latter signifies she likened herself to the حَائِض. (TA.) ― -b2- Also She attained the age of menstruation. (TA.) [See حَائِضٌ.] ― -b3- حَاضَتِ السَّمُرَةُ, (S, A, Msb,) aor. as above, (Msb,) inf. n. حَيْضٌ, (S, Msb,) (tropical:) The سمرة [or gum-acacia-tree ] flowed with, (S,) or emitted, (A,) a matter resembling blood; (S, A;) flowed with its gum: (Msb:) the matter which it emits is called دُوَدِم; and is applied to the head of a new-born infant to scare away the jánn, or genii. (A, TA: [but in a copy of the A, and in one instance in the TA, الشَّجَرَةُ is put in the place of السَّمُرَةُ, app. by mistake.]) [I have marked this signification as tropical on the authority of the A and TA; but the author of the Msb has commenced the art. with it; and shows that he held the opinion, which some others have shared with him, that it is the primary signification.] ― -b4- حَاضَ السَّيْلُ (assumed tropical:) The torrent overflowed; or poured out, or forth, from fulness; or ran; syn. فَاضَ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

حَاضَتْverb
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حَاضَتِ السَّمُرَةُ
حَاضَ السَّيْلُ