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هيث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to giving something small or a small amount. It also encompasses the concepts of movement and a gathering of people.

Derived headwords

هَثَثْتُ لَهُ هَيْثًا وَهَيْثَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    to give a littleboth

    To give someone a small amount of something.

هَيْثnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    Refers to a type of movement, similar to the concept of 'hayash'.

هَيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    A general term for movement or commotion.

هَيْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering of peopleclassical

    A group or assembly of people, akin to 'hayasha'.

هَيْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering of peopleclassical

    A crowd or assembly of people.

Parallel reading

هَثَثْتُ لَهُ هَيْثًا وَهَيْثَانًا، إِذَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ شَيْئًا يَسِيرًا.
I gave him a little (haythan) when you gave him a small amount.
وَالهَيْثُ: الحَرَكَةُ مِثْلَ الهَيْشِ.
And al-hayth: movement, like al-haysh.
قَالَ الأَصْمَعِيُّ: الهَيْثَةُ: الجَمَاعَةُ مِنَ النَّاسِ، مِثْلَ الهَيْشَةِ.
Al-Asma'i said: Al-haythah: a group of people, like al-hayshah.