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هتش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of inciting or provoking an animal, particularly a wild beast or dog, to aggression or activity. It also extends to a human context, implying instigation towards liveliness or action.

Derived headwords

هَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to incite, provokeboth

    To incite or provoke an animal, such as a dog or a wild beast, to attack or become active.

هَتَشَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to incite itboth

    To incite or provoke it (referring to an animal).

هَتْشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    incitementboth

    The act of inciting or provoking, used as a verbal noun.

فاهَتَشَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be incitedboth

    To be incited or provoked, to become aggressive or active as a result of instigation.

احْتَرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be provokedboth

    To be provoked or incited, to become agitated or aggressive.

حَرَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to incite, instigateboth

    To incite, instigate, or provoke someone or something, often to action or aggression.

حَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to incite to activityclassical

    To incite a person to liveliness, activity, or eagerness.

Parallel reading

هتش الكلب والسبع يهتشه هتشا فاهتتش
The dog and the wild beast are incited, and it incites it with incitement, and it becomes incited.
حرشه فاحترش
He incited it, and it became incited.
قال الليث: هتش الكلب فاهتتش إذا حرش فاحترش
Al-Layth said: The dog is incited and becomes incited if it is incited and becomes incited.
ولا يقال إلا للسباع خاصة
And it is not said except for wild beasts specifically.
وفي هذا المعنى حتش الرجل أي هيج للنشاط
And in this meaning, a man is incited, meaning he is stirred up to liveliness.