هزن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with names of birds and tribes, particularly the bird 'hawazin' and the tribe of the same name. It also touches upon lineage and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

هُوزِنnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
A name for a type of bird. Al-Azhari states its plural is 'hawazin', but he only heard it from Ibn Duraid.
2.
A clan nameclassical
Refers to a clan or lineage, specifically 'Banu Hozan', a branch of the Dhi Kila' tribe. It is also mentioned as a tribe from Yemen.

هَوَازِنname

1.
Plural of Hozan (bird)classical
The plural form of the bird name 'Hozan'.
2.
A tribe nameclassical
A major tribe, specifically 'Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn Ikrimah ibn Hafsah ibn Qays Aylan. It is also identified as a tribe from Yemen.

الهَوَازِنِيّname

1.
Relating to Hawazin tribeboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating relation to the Hawazin tribe. It is derived because 'Hawazin' has become a proper name for the tribe.

وقيس عيلان الهوازنيين — and the Hawazin of Qays Aylan

الهُوزَنِيّname

1.
Relating to Hozan tribeclassical
An alternative nisba (attribution) indicating relation to the Hozan tribe. It is considered a valid form, though 'Hawazani' is more common.

Parallel reading

اسم طائر

A name for a bird

قال الأزهري: جمعه هوازن، قال: ولم أسمعه لغير ابن دريد.

Al-Azhari said: its plural is Hawazin, and he said: I have not heard it from anyone other than Ibn Duraid.

وبنو هوزن: بطن من ذي الكلاع

And Banu Hozan: a branch of Dhi Kila'

روى الأزهري عن الأصمعي في كتاب الأسماء قال: هوازن جمع هوزن، وهو حي من اليمن يقال لهم هوزن؛

Al-Azhari narrated from Al-Asma'i in the Book of Names, saying: Hawazin is the plural of Hozan, and it is a tribe from Yemen called Hozan;

قال: وأبو عامر الهوزني منهم.

He said: And Abu 'Amir Al-Hozani is from them.

وهوازن: قبيلة من قيس وهو هوازن بن منصور بن عكرمة بن حفصة بن قيس عيلان.

And Hawazin: a tribe from Qays, and it is Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn Ikrimah ibn Hafsah ibn Qays Aylan.

قال الأزهري: هوازن لا أدري مم اشتقاقه

Al-Azhari said: I do not know from what Hawazin is derived

والنسب إلى هوازن القبيلة هوازني، لأنه قد صار اسما للحي، ولو قيل هوزني لكان وجها؛

And the attribution to the tribe Hawazin is Hawazani, because it has become a proper name for the tribe, and if it were said Hozani, that would also be a valid form;

وأنشد ثعلب: إن أباك فر يوم صفين، ... لما رأى عكا والأشعريين وحابسا يستن بالطائيين، ... وقيس عيلان الهوازنيين

And Tha'lab recited: Your father fled on the day of Siffin, ... when he saw 'Akk and the Ash'aris, and Habis drawing water from the Tayyi', ... and the Hawazin of Qays Aylan.