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حشا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of filling or penetrating something, particularly the body or a cavity. It extends to concepts of stuffing, inserting, and even the internal organs themselves.

Derived headwords

حَشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he stuffed the pillow and other thingsboth

    he stuffed the pillow and other things

حَشْأَنَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierce (imperative)classical

    An imperative form, likely meaning 'pierce!' or 'strike!' in the context of an arrow.

فلاحشأنك مشقصا — Pierce him with an arrow
المَحْشَأnoun
  1. 1.
    thick garmentclassical

    A coarse or thick piece of clothing.

المَحَاشِئnoun
  1. 1.
    thick garmentsclassical

    The plural of المحشأ, referring to multiple coarse or thick pieces of clothing.

Parallel reading

حشأت الرجل بالسهم حشأ، إذا أصبت به جوفه.
You pierced a man with an arrow, meaning you struck his gut.
فلاحشأنك مشقصا * أوسا أويس من الهباله
Pierce him with an arrow, a substitute, a substitute for the she-camel's young.
وحشأت المرأة، إذا باضعتها.
And a woman, when you lie with her.
والمحشأ: كساء غليظ عن أبي زيد
And Al-Mahsha' is a thick garment, according to Abu Zayd.