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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of stirring or agitating something, particularly embers or fire. It can also refer to a specific type of oven or furnace.

Derived headwords

حَضَاverb
  1. 1.
    to stir embersclassical

    To stir the embers of a fire after they have begun to die down or become low.

حَضْوَاverb
  1. 1.
    they stirred embersclassical

    The past tense plural form of the verb 'to stir embers'.

المَحْضَىnoun
  1. 1.
    oven, furnaceclassical

    A type of oven or furnace, often used for baking or heating.

Parallel reading

حَضَا النارَ حَضْوًا: حَرَّكَ جَمْرَهَا بَعْدَ مَا هَمَدَ.
He stirred the fire, stirring its embers after they had died down.
والمَحْضَى، بالكسر: الكُورُ.
And al-maḥḍā, with a kasra, means the oven/furnace.