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ءشش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a state of liveliness, cheerfulness, and contentment. It describes a positive emotional and physical disposition, often associated with well-being and enthusiasm.

Derived headwords

الأشاشnoun
  1. 1.
    with fatḥa, like 'al-hashāsh', and it is activity and comfortboth

    with fatḥa, like 'al-hashāsh', and it is activity and comfort

هشاشadjective
  1. 1.
    Lively and cheerfulclassical

    Similar to 'al-ashash', describing someone or something as lively, cheerful, and active.

تواتيهverb
  1. 1.
    To be agreeable to himclassical

    To be in accordance with his desires or disposition; to suit him well.

تؤشهverb
  1. 1.
    To make him lively/cheerfulclassical

    To cause someone to feel lively, cheerful, or content. This is the Form IV causative verb derived from the root.

اشاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Liveliness and cheerfulnessclassical

    A state of liveliness, activity, and contentment, similar to 'al-ashash'.

Parallel reading

الأشاش مثل الهشاش، وهو النشاط والارتياح.
Al-ashash is like al-hashash, and it is activity and contentment.
ومننه قولهم: كيف تواتيه ولا تؤشه
And from it is their saying: How can he be agreeable to him and you do not make him cheerful?
أن علقمة بن قيس كان إذا رأى من أصحابه بعض الاشاش وعظهم.
That Alqamah ibn Qays, when he saw some liveliness (or cheerfulness) from his companions, he would admonish them.