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الحتروش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes smallness, shortness, and agility, often associated with young boys. It also encompasses concepts of sound, gathering, and striving.

Derived headwords

الحتروشadjective
  1. 1.
    Small-bodiedboth

    Describing someone or something as small in body.

  2. 2.
    Shortboth

    Describing someone or something as short in stature.

الحترشadjective
  1. 1.
    Small-bodiedboth

    Describing someone or something as small in body.

  2. 2.
    Shortboth

    Describing someone or something as short in stature.

الحترشnoun
  1. 1.
    Agile boyboth

    A young boy who is light and energetic.

  2. 2.
    Impetuousclassical

    Someone who is rash or quick-tempered.

  3. 3.
    Toughclassical

    Someone who is strong and resilient.

  4. 4.
    Leanclassical

    Someone with little flesh or lean build.

حتارشnoun
  1. 1.
    Movementsboth

    The actions or movements of a child.

حتارشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of eatingclassical

    The noise made by locusts when they are eating.

تحترشواverb
  1. 1.
    Gatheredclassical

    They gathered together.

الحتارشةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Hatrashclassical

    A clan or lineage within the Banu Aqil tribe.

Parallel reading

الحتروش، كعصفور: الصغير الجسم، والقصير
Al-Hatrūsh, like 'asfūr: small-bodied, and short.
كالحترش، بالكسر فيهما
Like al-Hatrash, with kasra in both.
والغلام الخفيف النشيط
And the agile, energetic boy.
والنزق، أو الصلب الشديد، أو القليل اللحم
Or the impetuous, or the strong and tough, or the lean.
وما أحسن حتارش الصبي، أي: حركاته
And how excellent are the child's movements, meaning: his actions.
وحترشة الجراد: صوت أكله
And the hatrash of locusts: the sound of their eating.
وتحترشوا: اجتمعوا
And taḥtarishū: they gathered.
وعليه فلم يدركوه: سعوا عليه، وجدوا ليأخذوه
And they strove for him and did not catch him: they pursued him, and exerted themselves to take him.
وبنو حترش، بالكسر: بطن من بني عقيل
And Banū Hatrash, with kasra: a clan from Banū Aqīl.
وهم الحتارشة
And they are the Al-Hatarishah.