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همش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root generally relates to the concept of movement, particularly a rapid, mixed, or bustling kind. It can describe the movement of crowds, insects, or animals, and also extends to the idea of excessive or noisy speech.

Derived headwords

هَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to move busilyboth

    To move about in a bustling, crowded, or mixed manner, often implying a lot of activity.

يَهْتَمِشُونَverb
  1. 1.
    they are bustlingclassical

    Used to describe people when they are numerous in a place, moving back and forth and intermingling.

رأيتهم يهتمشون — I saw them bustling about.
هَمْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bustling crowdclassical

    A state of being numerous and intermingled, referring to people or creatures in a place.

  2. 2.
    rustling soundclassical

    The sound made by insects, like locusts, when they are crowded together in a container and move against each other.

ولهم همشة — and they had a bustling presence.
له همشة في الوعاء — it has a rustling sound in the container.
اهْتَمَشَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it moved slowlyclassical

    Used to describe a beast or animal moving with a slow, creeping, or stealthy gait.

اهتمشت الدابة، إذا دبت دبيبا — The beast moved slowly, meaning it crept.
هَمْشَىadjective
  1. 1.
    talkative and noisyclassical

    Describes a woman who talks excessively and makes a lot of noise or commotion.

امرأة همشى الحديث — a woman who is talkative and noisy in speech.

Parallel reading

يقال للناس إذا كثروا بمكان فأقبلوا وأدبروا واختلطوا: رأيتهم يهتمشون
It is said of people when they are numerous in a place, moving back and forth and intermingling: 'I saw them bustling about.'
ولهم همشة.
And they had a bustling presence/crowd.
وكذلك الجراد إذا كان في وعاء فعلا (1) بعضه في بعض: له همشة في الوعاء.
And likewise locusts when they are in a container, one rubbing against another: it makes a rustling sound in the container.
اهتمشت الدابة، إذا دبت دبيبا.
The beast moved slowly, meaning it crept.
وامرأة همشى الحديث، بالتحريك، وهي التي تكثر الكلام والجلبة.
And a woman is 'hamshā' (with vowelization), meaning she is one who talks excessively and makes a lot of noise.