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حوت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root حوت primarily relates to the concept of a large fish, but extends to celestial bodies and the act of circling or evading.

Derived headwords

الحُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    fishboth

    A large fish, specifically a whale.

  2. 2.
    constellationclassical

    A zodiacal constellation in the sky.

حُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-ḥūt: the fish.both

    Al-ḥūt: the fish.

حِيتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    fishesboth

    The plural of 'fish' (حوت).

حَامَ حَوْلَverb
  1. 1.
    to circle aroundboth

    To move around something, to hover or circle.

يَحُوتُverb
  1. 1.
    to circleclassical

    To circle around something, to hover.

حَاوَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to try to deceiveclassical

    To attempt to trick, deceive, or evade someone.

تُحَاوِتُنِيverb
  1. 1.
    she tries to evade meclassical

    She attempts to trick or evade me.

Parallel reading

الحوت: السمكة
The whale: the fish.
والجمع الحيتان
And the plural is al-haitan (fishes).
والحوت: برج في السماء
And al-hut: a constellation in the sky.
حات الطائر على الشئ يحوت
The bird circled around the thing, hovering.
أي حام حوله
Meaning, it circled around it.
وحاوتني فلان
And so-and-so tried to evade me.
إذا راوغك
If he tried to trick you.
وأنشد ثعلب
And Tha'lab recited:
ظلت تحاوتني رمداء (1) داهية
A cunning, dusty calamity kept trying to evade me
يوم الثوية عن أهلى وعن مالى
On the day of al-Thawiyyah, away from my family and my wealth.