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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of water, specifically collected or stagnant water in depressions in the earth. It extends to the act of digging for water, testing or probing something, and also refers to a specific type of food.

Derived headwords

الحَسَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Water depressionboth

    A low-lying area of land where water collects, or a mound of sand over it that gathers rainwater.

حَسَىverb
  1. 1.
    to dig for waterclassical

    To excavate a place where water collects.

  2. 2.
    to testclassical

    To probe or test what is in one's mind or heart.

حَسَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    he dug for itclassical

    He excavated the water depression.

حَسِيَهُverb
  1. 1.
    he tested itclassical

    He tested what was in his mind.

الحِسَاnoun
  1. 1.
    water depressionboth

    A low-lying area of land where water collects.

أَحْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    water depressionsboth

    Plural of حسى, referring to multiple water depressions.

  2. 2.
    Al-Ahsa

    A specific region or place name, often referring to a well-known area.

الحِسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    soupboth

    A type of food, likely a broth or thin soup.

المِحْسَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    water-drawing toolclassical

    A tool used for drawing water, possibly a bucket or similar device.

Parallel reading

سهل من الأرض يستنقع فيه الماء
A plain of land where water collects.
أو غلظ فوقه رمل يجمع ماء المطر
Or a mound over it with sand that gathers rainwater.
وكلما نزحت دلوا، جمت أخرى
And whenever you drew a bucket, another filled up.
واحتسى حسى: احتفره
And he dug for a water depression: he excavated it.
وما في نفسه: اختبره
And what was in his mind: he tested it.
وأحساء بني سعد: د بحذاء هجر
And Ahsa' Bani Sa'd: a place near Hajar.
وهو أحساء القرامطة أو غيرها
And it is the Ahsa' of the Qarmatians or others.
وأحساء: خرشاف: د بسيف البحرين
And Ahsa': Khurshaf: a place in the region of the two seas.
وأحساء بني وهب: تسع آبار كبار بين الفرعاء وواقصة
And Ahsa' Bani Wahb: nine large wells between Al-Far'a and Waqisa.
والأحساء: ماء لغني
And Al-Ahsa': a water source for Ghani.
وماء باليمامة
And a water source in Yamama.
ومآءة لجديلة
And a water source for Jadhila.
والمحساة: ثور النضوح
And the water-drawing tool: a well for seepage.