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حوس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root ح-و-س primarily relates to the concept of penetrating, traversing, or moving through something, often with a sense of boldness, searching, or causing disturbance. It can describe physical movement through an area, or metaphorical movement through difficulties or emotions.

Derived headwords

الأحوسadjective
  1. 1.
    bold, fearlessboth

    Describes someone who is brave and not intimidated by anything.

يحوسverb
  1. 1.
    to penetrate, traverseboth

    To move through or penetrate an area, often by searching or disturbing.

  2. 2.
    to disturb, scatterboth

    To move among and cause disturbance or scattering, like a predator among prey.

  3. 3.
    to mix with, affectclassical

    To mix with or affect someone, particularly in the context of trials or temptations.

تركت فلانا يحوس بني فلان — You left so-and-so penetrating among the people of so-and-so.
والذئب يحوس الغنم — And the wolf penetrates among the sheep.
حواسadjective
  1. 1.
    searching, penetratingclassical

    One who searches or penetrates, especially at night.

عواسadjective
  1. 1.
    roaming, searchingclassical

    One who roams or searches, often used in conjunction with 'حواس' to describe nocturnal activity.

حاسهمverb
  1. 1.
    to attack, charge intoboth

    To charge into or attack a group of people.

حمل فلان على القوم فحاسهم — So-and-so charged the people and attacked them.
حاسواverb
  1. 1.
    to traverse, exploreclassical

    To move through or explore an area, similar to 'جاسوا'.

حاسوا خلال الديار — They traversed through the dwellings.
تحوسكverb
  1. 1.
    to affect you, trouble youclassical

    To affect or trouble you, particularly in the sense of a trial or temptation affecting one's heart.

بل تحوسك فتنة — Rather, a trial troubles your heart.
الحوسnoun
  1. 1.
    trials, calamitiesclassical

    Difficulties, calamities, or events that befall people and penetrate their lives.

التحوسnoun
  1. 1.
    bravery, courageclassical

    The act of being brave or courageous.

  2. 2.
    lingering with intent to travelclassical

    Staying in a place while intending to travel, often due to an intervening distraction.

المتحوسadjective
  1. 1.
    hesitant, delayedclassical

    One who is delayed or hesitant, particularly in travel due to circumstances.

Parallel reading

الاحوس: الجرئ الذى لا يهوله شئ.
Al-Aḥwas: The brave one who is not intimidated by anything.
أحوس في الظلماء بالرمح الخطل
I am bold in the darkness with the wavering spear.
تركت فلانا يحوس بني فلان، أي يتخللهم ويطلب فيهم.
You left so-and-so penetrating among the people of so-and-so, meaning he was moving through them and searching among them.
وإنه لحواس عواس، أي طلاب بالليل.
And indeed he is a searching, roaming one, meaning a seeker by night.
والذئب يحوس الغنم، أي يتخللها ويفرقها.
And the wolf penetrates among the sheep, meaning it moves through them and scatters them.
حمل فلان على القوم فحاسهم.
So-and-so charged the people and attacked them.
وحاسوا خلال الديار: مثل جاسوا.
And they traversed through the dwellings: like they explored.
بل تحوسك فتنة.
Rather, a trial troubles your heart.
أي تخالط قلبك وتحثك على ركوبها.
Meaning it mixes with your heart and urges you to embark upon it.
بالهمز من طول الثقاف وجارهم * يعطي الظلامة في الخطوب الحوس *
By the hamza from the length of the training, and their neighbor * gives in to injustice in the calamities, the penetrating ones *
وهي الأمور التي تنزل بالقوم وتغشاهم وتتخلل ديارهم.
And they are the matters that descend upon people, cover them, and penetrate their homes.
والتحوس: التشجع.
And Al-Taḥawwus: Bravery.
التحوس الإقامة مع إرادة السفر، وذلك إذا عرض له ما يشغله.
Al-Taḥawwus is staying with the intention of traveling, and that is when something arises that distracts him.
سر قد أنى لك أيها المتحوس
Proceed, for the time has come for you, O you who are delayed/hesitant.