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هتش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of a dog or wild animal scratching or irritating itself, possibly due to an itch or an external stimulus. It denotes a specific type of self-inflicted agitation.

Derived headwords

هَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratch oneselfclassical

    To scratch oneself, specifically attributed to a dog or wild animal.

فاهْتَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratch and be scratchedclassical

    To scratch oneself, and in turn, to be scratched or irritated.

حَرَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to provokeboth

    To provoke, incite, or agitate.

فَاحْتَرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be provokedboth

    To be provoked, incited, or agitated.

Parallel reading

هتش الكلب، كعني، فاهتتش
The dog scratched itself, meaning it agitated itself.
أي: حرش فاحترش
Meaning: it provoked itself and was provoked.
خاص بالكلب، أو بالسباع
Specific to dogs or wild beasts.