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هيك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of hastening or moving quickly. It also encompasses the meaning of digging or excavating. The root is noted as a linguistic variant of 'هوك'.

Derived headwords

هَيَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move or act with great speed.

  2. 2.
    to digboth

    To excavate or make a hole in the ground.

تَهْيِيكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteningboth

    The act of moving or acting with great speed.

  2. 2.
    diggingboth

    The act of excavating or making a hole.

Parallel reading

هَيَّكَ تهييكا: أسرع
He hastened with hastening: he moved quickly.
هَيَّكَ تهييكا: وحفر
He hastened with hastening: and he dug.
لغة في هوك
A linguistic variant of 'هوك'.