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حضا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the action of stirring or tending to embers, particularly when they are dying down. It describes the act of rekindling a fire by agitating the coals.

Derived headwords

حَضَا النَّارَverb
  1. 1.
    to stir embersboth

    To agitate the coals of a fire, especially when they are dying down or have become dormant, in order to rekindle them.

حُضُوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stirring embersclassical

    The act or process of stirring embers, particularly when they are dying down.

Parallel reading

حضا النار حضوا: حرك الجمر بعد ما يهمد
To stir the fire, meaning to move the embers after they have died down.