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هصص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of winking or signaling with the eye. It also has a specific historical application as the name of a progenitor of the Quraysh tribe.

Derived headwords

هَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to winkboth

    To signal or communicate by winking the eye.

هَصِيصname
  1. 1.
    Hasisclassical

    A diminutive form referring to a specific ancestor of the Quraysh tribe, namely Hasis son of Ka'b son of Lu'ayy son of Ghalib.

Parallel reading

هصصت الشئ: غمزته
I winked at the thing: I signaled to it.
وهصيص مصغر: أبو بطن من قريش
And Hasis, a diminutive [name], is the father of a clan from Quraysh.
وهو هصيص بن كعب بن لؤى بن غالب
And he is Hasis son of Ka'b son of Lu'ayy son of Ghalib.