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هيس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to forceful movement, specifically intense walking or trampling. It also extends to describe a brave or courageous person and a specific agricultural tool.

Derived headwords

هَيَسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    intense walkingclassical

    Refers to walking or moving with great intensity and speed, regardless of the specific manner.

  2. 2.
    agricultural toolclassical

    A name for a specific tool used with a plow (faddan).

هَيِّسَىnoun
  1. 1.
    intense walkingclassical

    A noun used to describe a night of intense walking or travel.

إحدى لياليك فهيسى هيسى — One of your nights, and it was a night of intense walking —
هاسَverb
  1. 1.
    to trampleclassical

    To tread upon or crush something, similar to the verb 'حاس'.

حمل فلان على عسكرهم فهاسهم — So-and-so attacked their army and trampled them —
الأَهْيَسadjective
  1. 1.
    braveclassical

    Describing someone who is courageous and valiant, similar to 'الأحوس'.

Parallel reading

الهيس: السير الشديد، أي ضرب كان.
Al-Hays: intense walking, of any kind.
إحدى لياليك فهيسى هيسى
One of your nights, and it was a night of intense walking
لا تنعمي الليلة بالتعريس
Do not enjoy the night by stopping to rest
حمل فلان على عسكرهم فهاسهم، أي داسهم، مثل حاسهم.
So-and-so attacked their army and trampled them, meaning he crushed them, like 'hasahum'.
والأهيس: الشجاع، مثل الأحوس.
And Al-Ahays: the brave, like Al-Ahwas.
والهيس: اسم أداة الفدان كلها.
And Al-Hays: the name for the entire tool of the plow.