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حصا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being full or satiated, particularly after drinking or eating. It extends to the idea of being satisfied to the point of being unable to take more, and metaphorically to being restrained or held back.

Derived headwords

حَصَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiatedboth

    To be filled to capacity, especially with drink, to the point of satisfaction.

أَحْصَىverb
  1. 1.
    He counted it.both

    He counted it.

حَصَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullclassical

    To be filled to capacity, used for a child filled with milk or a young goat filled with its stomach contents.

حَصَأَ بِهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to hold backclassical

    To be restrained or held back by something, implying a state of being unable to proceed or move forward.

Parallel reading

حصأت من الماء: رويت
I was satiated from the water: I was fully quenched.
وأحصأت غيرى: أرويته
And I made others satiated: I quenched them.
حصأ الصبي من اللبن: إذا امتلأ بطنه
The boy was satiated from the milk: when his stomach was full.
والجدي: إذا امتلأت إنفحته
And the young goat: when its stomach was full.
وحصأ بها: حبق
And he was held back by it: he was restrained.