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حضء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of stoking or fanning a fire, and the tools used for this purpose. It also encompasses the concept of stirring or agitating something, particularly in the context of fire.

Derived headwords

حَضَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stoke fireboth

    To stir up a fire, to make it burn more intensely by fanning or adding fuel.

حَضَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stirclassical

    To agitate or move something, often in the context of stirring a fire.

مِحْضَأnoun
  1. 1.
    pokerboth

    A tool used for stirring or moving a fire, such as a poker or stick.

مِحْضَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    pokerclassical

    A tool used for stirring or moving a fire, specifically when the verb is not hamzated.

Parallel reading

حضأت النار: سعرتها
He stoked the fire: he made it burn intensely.
والعود الذي تحرك به النار: محضأ
And the stick with which one stirs the fire: a poker (maḥḍa'an).
وإذا لم يهمز، فالعود محضاء
And if it is not hamzated, then the stick is a poker (miḥḍā'an).