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الحنش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, creeping, or flying creatures, particularly insects and snakes. It extends to actions associated with them, such as hunting or being bitten, and also encompasses concepts of being driven, provoked, or actively seeking sustenance.

Derived headwords

الحَنَشnoun
  1. 1.
    flyboth

    A common insect, often associated with annoyance or filth.

  2. 2.
    snakeboth

    A limbless reptile, often feared and associated with venom.

  3. 3.
    creatureboth

    Any creature that is hunted, including birds, vermin, and ground insects.

  4. 4.
    insectboth

    Small arthropod creatures, particularly those found on the ground.

  5. 5.
    snake-headed creatureclassical

    A creature whose head resembles that of a snake.

أَحْنَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    snakesboth

    Plural of snake, referring to multiple serpents.

الحِنْشِيَّانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Hinshiyanclassical

    A nisba referring to two poets, Ma'shar bin Mansur and 'Ata' bin 'Abs, both known by this attribution.

المَحْنُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    bittenboth

    One who has been bitten by a snake or venomous creature.

  2. 2.
    forcedboth

    One who is compelled or driven to do something against their will.

  3. 3.
    lowly lineageclassical

    One whose lineage or ancestry is disparaged or considered ignoble.

  4. 4.
    provokedboth

    A person who is incited or tempted, often towards something undesirable.

حَنَشَهverb
  1. 1.
    to drive awayboth

    To expel or chase away someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to turn asideboth

    To divert someone or something from a particular course or intention.

  3. 3.
    to huntboth

    To capture or catch prey, especially game.

أَحْنَشَهverb
  1. 1.
    to turn asideboth

    To cause someone or something to deviate or turn away from a path or intention.

  2. 2.
    to hastenboth

    To make someone or something move or act quickly; to urge on.

مُحَنِّشadjective
  1. 1.
    industriousboth

    A person who is diligent, hardworking, and actively seeking to earn a living.

Parallel reading

الحنش، محركة: الذباب، والحية، وكل ما يصاد من الطير والهوام، وحشرات الأرض، أو ما أشبه رأسه رأس الحيات ج: أحناش.
Al-hanash (vowelized with fatha on the ha and nun): the fly, the snake, and everything hunted of birds and vermin, and the insects of the earth, or that which resembles its head the head of snakes; plural: ahnash.
ومعشر بن منصور، وعطاء بن عبس الحنشيان، محركة: شاعران.
And Ma'shar bin Mansur, and 'Ata' bin 'Abs, the Hinshiyan (vowelized with fatha on the ha and nun), are two poets.
والمحنوش: ملدوغ الحنش، والمسوق كرها، والمغموز الحسب، ورجل محنوش: مغرى.
And al-mahnush: one bitten by a snake, one driven by force, one whose lineage is disparaged, and a mahnush man: tempted/provoked.
وحنشه يحنشه: طرده، و عن الشيء: عطفه، كأحنشه، و الصيد: صاده.
And he hanashahu (he drove him away): he expelled him, and 'an al-shay': he turned him aside, like ahnashahu, and al-sayd: he hunted it.
ورجل محنش، كمنبر: معتمل كسوب.
And a mahnush man, like minbar: industrious, gainfully employed.
وأحنشه: أعجله.
And ahnashahu: he hastened him.