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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of shaking or moving something vigorously. It also extends to specific terms for certain types of lice and a description of sheep with reddish coloration, and a state of swelling.

Derived headwords

حَطْوَnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingclassical

    The act of shaking something vigorously or unsettlingly.

حَطَاnoun
  1. 1.
    liceclassical

    Refers to the bones or exoskeletons of lice, possibly implying their remnants or a specific type.

حُطْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    reddish sheepclassical

    Describes sheep that have a reddish coloration.

اِحْطُوطَىverb
  1. 1.
    to swellclassical

    To become swollen or puffed up.

Parallel reading

الحطو: تحريكك الشيء مزعزعا.
Al-ḥaṭw: your shaking something unsettlingly.
والحطا: العظام من القمل.
And al-ḥaṭā: the bones of lice.
والحطواء من الغنم: الحمراء.
And al-ḥuṭwā' from the sheep: the reddish ones.
واحطوطى: انتفخ.
And iḥṭūṭā: it swelled.