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حضا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of stoking or fanning a fire. It also encompasses tools used for this purpose, specifically a stick for stirring embers.

Derived headwords

حَضَاverb
  1. 1.
    to stoke fireboth

    To stir up or fan a fire, making it burn more intensely.

حَضْوnoun
  1. 1.
    stoking fireclassical

    The act of stoking or fanning a fire.

مِحْضَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    fire pokerboth

    A stick or tool used to stir or move embers in a fire.

مَحْضَأnoun
  1. 1.
    fire pokerclassical

    A stick or tool used to stir or move embers in a fire, derived from the verb with a different form.

Parallel reading

حضوت النار، أي سعرتها.
I stoked the fire, meaning I fanned it.
والمحضاء، على مفعال: عود تحرك به النار.
And the miḥḍā', on the pattern of mif'āl: a stick with which the fire is moved.
فإذا همزت فهو محضأ على مفعل.
And if you use the hamza, it is maḥḍa' on the pattern of maf'al.