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ءشش

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes activity, liveliness, and eagerness. It encompasses concepts of enthusiasm, approachability, and cheerful disposition. It can also refer to physical movement and the state of food.

Derived headwords

الأشاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Liveliness and cheerfulnessboth

    Enthusiasm, alacrity, and a cheerful disposition.

  2. 2.
    Eagernessclassical

    An eager approach towards something.

الهشاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Liveliness and cheerfulnessboth

    Enthusiasm, alacrity, and a cheerful disposition.

أشهverb
  1. 1.
    To approach eagerlyclassical

    To approach something with enthusiasm and eagerness.

يؤشهverb
  1. 1.
    He approaches eagerlyclassical

    He approaches something with enthusiasm and eagerness.

أشاnoun
  1. 1.
    Eagerness and activityclassical

    The act of approaching something with enthusiasm and activity.

الأشnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry, brittle breadclassical

    Dry, brittle bread that is easily broken.

  2. 2.
    Liveliness and enthusiasmclassical

    Activity, liveliness, and enthusiasm.

يؤشverb
  1. 1.
    To move towards each otherclassical

    When people move towards each other and become active.

يؤشونverb
  1. 1.
    They move towards each otherclassical

    They move towards each other and become active.

أشverb
  1. 1.
    To moveclassical

    To move or stir.

أشتverb
  1. 1.
    To begin to be milkedclassical

    Said of a ewe when it begins to be milked.

نشتverb
  1. 1.
    To dripclassical

    Said of milk when it drips.

تأشverb
  1. 1.
    To be eager forclassical

    To be eager or ready for a kiss or embrace.

Parallel reading

النشاط والارتياح
Liveliness and contentment
هو الإقبال على الشيء بنشاط
It is the eager approach towards something with liveliness.
أشه يؤشه أشا
He approached it eagerly, approaching it eagerly.
كيف يؤاتيه ولا يؤشه
How can it suit him and he not approach it eagerly?
أن علقمة بن قيس كان إذا رأى من أصحابه بعض الأشاش وعظهم
That Alqamah ibn Qays, when he saw some eagerness among his companions, he would admonish them.
أي إقبالا بنشاط
Meaning an approach with liveliness.
والأشاش والهشاش: الطلاقة والبشاشة
And al-ashash and al-hashash: affability and cheerfulness.
وأش القوم يؤشون أشا: قام بعضهم إلى بعض وتحركوا
And the people moved towards each other, moving towards each other and becoming active.
وأحسبهم قالوا أش على غنمه يؤش أشا مثل هش هشا
And I think they said 'ash 'ala ghanmihi yu'shu ashan like hashsha hashan.
الأش الخبز اليابس الهش
Al-ash is dry, brittle bread.
تأش للقبلة والمحاز
She was eager for the kiss and embrace.
أشت الشحمة ونشت
The fat began to be milked and it dripped.
أشت إذا أخذت تحلب
She began to be milked when she was taken to be milked.
ونشت إذا قطرت
And it dripped when it was dripping.