حوص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of sewing, tightening, and constriction, particularly related to eyes and vision. It extends to describe a specific condition of the eye, a type of female camel, and a manner of looking.

Derived headwords

حَاصَverb

1.
to sewboth
To stitch or sew something, implying a tightening or joining of two parts.
2.
to tightenboth
To make something narrower or tighter, especially in the context of eyes.

حَوْصnoun

1.
sewingboth
The act of sewing or stitching.
2.
tighteningboth
The act of making something narrower or tighter.
3.
constrictionboth
A state of being narrow or constricted.

حَوَّصَverb

1.
to narrow the eyesboth
To make the eyes narrow or constricted, often implying a squint or a specific gaze.

حِيَاصَةnoun

1.
sewingboth
The act or process of sewing.
2.
tighteningboth
The act of making something tighter or narrower.

أَحْوَصَadjective

1.
narrow-eyedboth
Having narrow or small eyes.
2.
constricted eyeboth
Describing an eye that is narrow or constricted.

حَوَّصَverb

1.
to look askanceclassical
To look at someone from the corner of one's eye, often secretly or with suspicion.

حَائِصadjective

1.
barren (camel)classical
A female camel that is unable to conceive or carry a foal, specifically where the male's penis cannot penetrate.

حَوْصَاءadjective

1.
narrow-eyed (female)both
A woman with narrow or constricted eyes.

الْأَحْوَصَانname

1.
Al-Ahwas bin Ja'farclassical
A proper name, referring to Ahwas bin Ja'far bin Kilab, also known as Rabi'ah, who had small eyes.
2.
Amr ibn Al-Ahwasclassical
A proper name, referring to Amr ibn Al-Ahwas, who held a position of leadership.

الْأَحَاوِصname

1.
descendants of Al-Ahwasclassical
Refers to the descendants of Al-Ahwas, including notable figures like Awf, Amr, and Shurayh.

Parallel reading

الحوص: الخياطة والتضييق بين الشيئين.

Al-haws: Sewing and narrowing between two things.

وقد حصت عين البازى أحوصها حوصا وحياصة.

And the eye of the falcon was narrowed, he made it ahwas, with haws and hiyasa.

ولأطعنن في حوصهم، أي لاخرقن ما خاطوا وأفسدن ما أصلحوا.

And I will surely tear into their sewing, meaning I will rip what they have sewn and spoil what they have mended.

والحائص: الناقة التي لا يجوز فيها قضيب الفحل.

And the ha'is: The she-camel into which the stallion's penis cannot penetrate.

قال الفراء: الحائص مثل الرتقاء في النساء.

Al-Farra' said: The ha'is is like the Rata' (closed) in women.

والحوص بالتحريك: ضيق في مؤخر العين.

And al-haws (with harakah): Narrowness in the back of the eye.

ويقال بل هو الضيق في إحدى العينين.

And it is said rather it is narrowness in one of the two eyes.

والرجل أحوص.

And the man is ahwas (narrow-eyed).

ويقال: هو يحاوص فلانا، أي ينظر إليه بمؤخر عينه ويخفى ذلك.

And it is said: He is hayawis fulan, meaning he looks at him from the corner of his eye and this is hidden.

والاحوصان: أحوص بن جعفر بن كلاب واسمه ربيعة، وكان صغير العينين.

And Al-Ahwasan: Ahwas bin Ja'far bin Kilab, and his name was Rabi'ah, and he had small eyes.

وعمرو ابن الاحوص، وقد رأس.

And Amr ibn Al-Ahwas, and he had leadership.

أتانى وعيد الحوص من آل جعفر

The threat of Al-Haws from the family of Ja'far came to me.

فيا عبد عمرو لو نهيت الاحاوصا

O Abd Amr, if only you had warned Al-Ahawis.

يعنى عبد عمرو بن شريح بن الاحوص.

He means Abd Amr bin Shurayh bin Al-Ahwas.

وعنى بالاحاوص من ولده الاحوص، منهم عوف بن الاحوص، وعمرو بن الاحوص، وشريح بن الاحوص.

And he meant by Al-Ahawis from his offspring Al-Ahwas, among them Awf bin Al-Ahwas, Amr bin Al-Ahwas, and Shurayh bin Al-Ahwas.

وكان علقمة بن علاثة ابن عوف بن الاحوص، نافر عامر بن الطفيل ابن مالك بن جعفر، فهجا الاعشى علقمة ومدح عامرا، فأوعده بالقتل.

And Alqamah bin Alatha, son of Awf bin Al-Ahwas, competed with Amir bin Al-Tufayl, son of Malik bin Ja'far. So Al-A'sha satirized Alqamah and praised Amir, and threatened him with death.