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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of gathering, encompassing, holding, and possessing. It extends to meanings of enclosure, containment, and also includes terms for a small pond, a type of camel saddle padding, and a small bird. The root also touches upon concepts of ownership and sound.

Derived headwords

حَوَىverb

1.
to encompassboth
To contain, gather, or enclose something within itself.
2.
to possessboth
To acquire, hold, or possess something.

يَحْوِيهِverb

1.
it encompasses him/itboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to encompass', indicating ongoing containment or gathering.

حَيَاةnoun

1.
lifeboth
The state of being alive; existence.

حِوَايَةnoun

1.
enclosureclassical
The act or state of being enclosed or contained.

اِحْتَوَىverb

1.
to containboth
To have within oneself; to encompass or include.
2.
to gatherboth
To collect or bring together.

اِحْتَوَى عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to contain itboth
To encompass or hold something, often with a sense of possession or control.

الحَيَّةnoun

1.
snakeboth
A limbless reptile, often associated with the root's meaning of enclosure or its long life.

الحَوِيّnoun

1.
ownerclassical
One who possesses something rightfully.
2.
small pondclassical
A small body of water.

الحَوِيَّةnoun

1.
roundnessclassical
The state of being round or circular.
2.
intestinesclassical
The organs within the abdomen involved in digestion.
3.
paddingclassical
Material used to cushion or protect, specifically around a camel's hump.
4.
small birdclassical
A diminutive avian creature.

التَّحْوِيَةnoun

1.
graspingclassical
The act of seizing or taking hold of something.
2.
contractionclassical
The process of becoming smaller or shorter.

الحَوَاةnoun

1.
soundclassical
Audible noise.

الحَاءother

1.
soft lettersclassical
Refers to certain soft or lenited letters in the Arabic alphabet.

حَيَوَةname

1.
man's nameclassical
A proper name for a male, possibly an inversion of 'Huy'.

الحَوَّاءnoun

1.
cluster of housesclassical
A group of closely situated dwellings.

المَحْوَىnoun

1.
cluster of housesclassical
A collection of nearby houses.

نوح بن عمرو بن حويname

1.
a narratorclassical
A person named Nuh, son of Amr, son of Huy, who narrated traditions.

Parallel reading

حواه يحويه حيا وحواية

He encompassed it, it encompasses it, with life and enclosure.

واحتواه واحتوى عليه: جمعه، وأحرزه

And he contained it and contained it: he gathered it, and he secured it.

قيل: ومنه الحية، لتحويها، أو لطول حياتها

It is said: And from it is the snake, for its encompassing, or for its long life.

والحوي، كغني: المالك بعد استحقاق، والحوض الصغير

And al-Hawi, like ghani: the owner after entitlement, and the small pond.

والحوية، كغنية: استدارة كل شيء، كالتحوي، وما تحوى من الأمعاء، كالحاوية والحاوياء ج: حوايا

And al-Hawiyah, like ghaniyah: the roundness of everything, like enclosure, and what is contained of intestines, like al-Hawi'ah and al-Hawiya', plural: Hawaya.

وكساء محشو حول سنام البعير، وطائر صغير

And a stuffed garment around the camel's hump, and a small bird.

والتحوية: القبض، والانقباض، كالتحوي

And al-Tahwiyah: grasping, and contraction, like al-Tahwi.

والحواة: الصوت، كالحواء

And al-Huwah: the sound, like al-Hawa'.

والحاء: في الحروف اللينة

And al-Ha': is among the soft letters.

وحيوة: رجل، مقلوب من ح وي

And Huyuwah: a man, an inversion of Huy.

والحواء، ككتاب، والمحوى، كالمعلى: جماعة البيوت المتدانية

And al-Hawa', like kitab, and al-Mahwa, like al-Ma'la: a group of nearby houses.

ونوح بن عمرو بن حوي، كسمي: حدث عن بقية

And Nuh bin Amr bin Huy, like Sumay: narrated from Baqiyyah.