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حترش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of shortness, movement, and sound, particularly associated with small creatures or children.

Derived headwords

الحتروشadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone or something as being short in stature.

حتارشnoun
  1. 1.
    movementsclassical

    The actions or movements of a child, often implying quick or lively motions.

حترشةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of eatingclassical

    The noise made by locusts when they are eating.

Parallel reading

الحتروش: القصير.
Al-Hatrūsh: the short one.
ما أحسن حتارش الصبي، أي حركاته.
How beautiful are the movements of the child, meaning his motions.
وسمعت للجراد حترشة، إذا سمعت صوت أكله.
And I heard from the locusts a sound of eating, when the sound of their eating is heard.