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هءهء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the sounds made when calling animals, specifically camels, for food or drink. It encompasses the vocalizations used to summon them and the resulting nouns for these calls.

Derived headwords

هَأْهَأْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to call camelsboth

    To call camels, specifically by making the sound 'هئ هئ' (hi' hi') when summoning them to their fodder.

هَأْهَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to call camelsboth

    The act of calling camels with the specific vocalization 'هئ هئ' (hi' hi') to bring them to their food.

هَأْهَأُverb
  1. 1.
    to call camelsboth

    The act of calling camels with the specific vocalization 'هئ هئ' (hi' hi') to bring them to their food.

جَأْجَأْتُverb
  1. 1.
    when I called them to drinkboth

    when I called them to drink

جَأْجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    this is its chestboth

    this is its chest

جَأْجَأُverb
  1. 1.
    this is its chestboth

    this is its chest

الهِئُnoun
  1. 1.
    a call to camelsclassical

    The noun form referring to the specific vocalization used to call camels for fodder, 'هئ هئ' (hi' hi').

الجِئُnoun
  1. 1.
    the comingboth

    the coming

Parallel reading

هأهأت بالإبل، إذا دعوتها للعلف فقلت: هئ هئ.
You called the camels, when you summoned them to fodder, by saying: 'hi' hi'.
وجأجأت بها للشرب.
And you called them (camels) for drinking.
والاسم الهئ والجئ
And the noun is 'al-hi'' and 'al-ji''.
وما كان على الهئ * ولا الجئ امتداحيكا
And he was not upon 'al-hi'' nor 'al-ji'' in praising you.
وقد ذكر في فصل الجيم.
And it has been mentioned in the chapter of the letter Jim.