حصر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root حصر (ḥaṣara) primarily denotes restriction, confinement, and limitation. It encompasses concepts of being surrounded, constricted, or prevented from doing something, leading to meanings of scarcity, stinginess, and even speech impediment.

Derived headwords

حَصَرَverb

1.
restricted him and surrounded himboth
restricted him and surrounded him
2.
inability to express oneselfboth
inability to express oneself
3.
tightness in the chestboth
tightness in the chest
4.
his chest became tightboth
his chest became tight
5.
was prevented from itboth
was prevented from it
6.
was unable to readboth
was unable to read
7.
was prevented from his familyboth
was prevented from his family
8.
constipationboth
constipation
9.
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded himboth
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded him

حَصْرًاnoun

1.
restrictionboth
The act or state of being restricted, confined, or limited.
2.
confinementboth
The state of being held or imprisoned.

الحَصِيرnoun

1.
stingy personclassical
A person who is tight-fisted and unwilling to spend or give.
2.
matboth
A woven mat, often made of reeds or palm leaves.
3.
flankclassical
The area on the side of an animal, specifically between a prominent vein and the end of the flank.
4.
kingclassical
A ruler, metaphorically referred to as being veiled or secluded.
5.
prisonboth
A place of confinement or detention.

الحَصِيرَةnoun

1.
date storage placeclassical
A place where dates are stored, similar to a granary or silo.

الحِصَارnoun

1.
saddle padclassical
A pad placed on a camel's back to support the saddle, with raised front and rear.
2.
siegeboth
The act of surrounding and blockading a place.

الحَصَرnoun

1.
stammeringboth
A speech impediment, specifically difficulty in speaking or articulation.
2.
narrowness of chestboth
A feeling of constriction or tightness in the chest, often due to distress or difficulty.
3.
stinginessclassical
The quality of being unwilling to give or spend; parsimony.
4.
concealment of secretsclassical
The act of keeping secrets hidden or being secretive.

حَصِرَverb

1.
restricted him and surrounded himboth
restricted him and surrounded him
2.
inability to express oneselfboth
inability to express oneself
3.
tightness in the chestboth
tightness in the chest
4.
his chest became tightboth
his chest became tight
5.
was prevented from itboth
was prevented from it
6.
was unable to readboth
was unable to read
7.
was prevented from his familyboth
was prevented from his family
8.
constipationboth
constipation
9.
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded himboth
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded him

الحَصُورadjective

1.
narrow-uddered camelclassical
A female camel whose udder is constricted, implying difficulty in milking.
2.
impotentclassical
A male who is unable to perform sexually.
3.
stingyclassical
Parsimonious; unwilling to spend or give.

حَصُرَتْverb

1.
to be narrow-udderedclassical
Said of a female camel whose udder is constricted.
2.
to be impotentclassical
Said of a male unable to have sexual relations.

أَحْصَرَتْverb

1.
to be narrow-udderedclassical
Said of a female camel whose udder is constricted.
2.
to be impotentclassical
Said of a male unable to have sexual relations.

الحَصَرُnoun

1.
constipationboth
A condition of the bowels where passage is difficult or infrequent.

حُصِرَverb

1.
restricted him and surrounded himboth
restricted him and surrounded him
2.
inability to express oneselfboth
inability to express oneself
3.
tightness in the chestboth
tightness in the chest
4.
his chest became tightboth
his chest became tight
5.
was prevented from itboth
was prevented from it
6.
was unable to readboth
was unable to read
7.
was prevented from his familyboth
was prevented from his family
8.
constipationboth
constipation
9.
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded himboth
the enemy besieged him: meaning they restricted him and surrounded him

أُحْصِرَverb

1.
the illness prevented him from travelingboth
the illness prevented him from traveling
2.
His urine or illness confined him, meaning it made him restrain himself.both
His urine or illness confined him, meaning it made him restrain himself.

احْتَصَرَverb

1.
to equip a camelclassical
To place a saddle pad and rigging on a camel.

حَاصَرَهُverb

1.
to besiegeboth
To surround and blockade an enemy or a place.

مُحَاصَرَةnoun

1.
siegeboth
The act or process of surrounding and blockading a place.

مَحْصُورadjective

1.
confinedboth
Restricted in movement or scope; imprisoned.
2.
besiegedboth
Surrounded by an enemy force.

Parallel reading

حصره يحصره حصرا: ضيق عليه وأحاط به.

He restricted him, restricting him, a restriction: he narrowed upon him and surrounded him.

الحصير: الضيق البخيل.

Al-ḥaṣīr: the stingy, the miserly.

والحصير: البارية.

And al-ḥaṣīr: the mat.

والحصير: الجنب.

And al-ḥaṣīr: the flank.

والحصير: الملك، لانه محجوب.

And al-ḥaṣīr: the king, because he is veiled.

وقما قم غلب الرقاب كأنهم * جن لدى باب الحصير قيام

And a multitude of the proud of neck, as if they were * jinn standing at the door of the king.

والحصير: المحبس.

And al-ḥaṣīr: the prison.

قال الله تعالى: (وجعلنا جنهم للكافرين حصيرا) *

Allah the Almighty said: (And We made Hell a confinement for the disbelievers).

والحصيرة: موضع التمر، وهو الجرين.

And al-ḥaṣīrah: the place for dates, which is the granary.

والحصار (1) : وسادة تلقى على البعير ويرفع مؤخرها فيجعل كآخرة الرحل ويحشى مقدمها فيجعل كقادمة الرحل.

And al-ḥiṣār: a pad placed on a camel, its rear part is raised to be like the rear of the saddle, and its front is stuffed to be like the front of the saddle.

تقول منه: احتصرت البعير.

You say from it: I equipped the camel.

والحصر: العي.

And al-ḥaṣr: stammering.

يقال: حصر الرجل يحصر حصرا، مثل تعب تعبا.

It is said: The man stammered, he stammered, a stammering, like he tired, a tiring.

والحصر أيضا: ضيق الصدر.

And al-ḥaṣr also: narrowness of the chest.

يقال حصرت صدروهم، أي ضافت.

It is said their chests were constricted, meaning they became narrow.

جرداء يحصر دونها جرامها (2) - أي تضيق صدروهم من طول هذه النخلة.

bare, its height prevents them from reaching it - meaning their chests are constricted by the height of this palm tree.

وأما قوله تعالى: (أو جاؤكم حصرت صدروهم) *

As for His saying, the Almighty: (Or they come to you with their chests constricted),

فأجاز الاخفش والكوفيون أن يكون الماضي حالا، ولم يجوزه سيبويه إلا مع قد.

Al-Akhfash and the Kufis allowed the past tense to be in the present state, while Sibawayh did not permit it except with 'qad'.

وجعل: (حصرت صدورهم) * على جهة الدعاء عليهم.

And He made: (their chests were constricted) as a form of supplication against them.

وحصر أيضا بمعنى بخل.

And ḥaṣara also means to be stingy.

قال أبو عمرو: يقال: شرب القوم فحصر عليهم فلان، أي بخل.

Abu Amr said: It is said: The people drank, and so-and-so was stingy towards them, meaning he was miserly.

وكل من امتنع من شئ فلم يقدر عليه فقد حصر عنه.

And whoever refrains from something and cannot achieve it, he is prevented from it.

ولهذا قيل: حصر في القراءة، وحصر عن أهله.

And for this reason it is said: he was unable to recite, and he was prevented from his family.

والحصر: الكتوم للسر.

And al-ḥaṣr: the one who conceals secrets.

قال جرير: ولقد تسقطني الوشاة فصادفوا * حصرا بسرك يا أميم ضنينا -

Jarir said: And the informers tried to trip me up, and they found * one who kept your secret, O my mother, precious -

والحصور: الناقة الضيقة الإحليل.

And al-ḥaṣūr: the camel with a constricted teat.

تقول منه: حصرت الناقة بالفتح وأحصرت.

You say from it: the camel's teat was constricted (with fatḥa), and it was constricted.

والحصور: الذي لا يأتي النساء.

And al-ḥaṣūr: he who does not approach women (i.e., impotent).

والحصور: الضيق البخيل، مثل الحصير.

And al-ḥaṣūr: the stingy, the miserly, like al-ḥaṣīr.

قال الاخطل: وشارب مربح بالكأس نادمني * لا بالحصور ولا فيها بسوار -

Al-Ahtal said: And a drinker who offers the cup, keeping me company * neither impotent nor overly extravagant in it -

والحصر بالضم: اعتقال البطن.

And al-ḥaṣr (with damma): constipation.

تقول منه: حصر الرجل وأحصر على ما لم يسم فاعله.

You say from it: the man was constipated, and he was made constipated (passive voice).

قال ابن السكيت: أحصره المرض، إذا منعه من السفر أو من حاجة يريدها.

Ibn al-Sikkit said: Illness prevented him, if it stopped him from traveling or from a need he desired.

قال الله تعالى: (فإن أحصرتم) *

Allah the Almighty said: (But if you are prevented),

قال: وقد حصره العدو يحصرونه، إذا ضيقوا عليه وأحاطوا به.

He said: And the enemy besieged him, they besiege him, if they narrow upon him and surround him.

وحاصروه محاصرة وحصارا.

And they besieged him, a siege and a blockade.

وقال الإخفش: حصرت الرجل فهو محصور، أي حبسته.

And Al-Akhfash said: I confined the man, so he is confined, meaning I imprisoned him.

قال: وأحصرني بولي وأحصرني مرضي، أي جعلني أحصر نفسي.

He said: And my urine prevented me, and my illness prevented me, meaning it made me confine myself.

وقال أبو عمرو الشيباني: حصرني الشئ وأحصرني، أي حبسني.

And Abu Amr al-Shaybani said: Something prevented me and confined me, meaning it imprisoned me.