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حءحء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to animal sounds, specifically the calls of donkeys, and potentially to urging or driving them.

Derived headwords

حَأْحَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to call (donkey)classical

    To call out to a donkey, either for mating or for drinking.

  2. 2.
    to urge onclassical

    To urge on or drive an animal with a specific sound.

حَأْحَأَ بالتيسverb
  1. 1.
    to call (donkey)classical

    To call out to a donkey, specifically for mating or drinking, as mentioned by Abu Hayyan and others.

حَأْحَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive awayclassical

    To drive away or deter with the sound 'حَأْحَأَ'.

حَيءَحَيءnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's callclassical

    The sound or call made by a donkey, particularly when being called to water.

Parallel reading

حَأْحَأَ بالتيس إذا دعاه إما لسفاد أو لشراب
He called out to the donkey (حَأْحَأَ) when he called it, either for mating or for drinking.
ذكره أبو حيان وغيره
Abu Hayyan and others mentioned it.
وقيل: حَأْحَأَ بالتيس إذا زجره بقوله حَأْحَأَ
And it was said: He called out to the donkey (حَأْحَأَ) when he deterred it with his saying 'حَأْحَأَ'.
وحَيءَحَيء بكسرهما دعاء الحمار إلى الماء
And (حَيءَحَيء) with their kasra is the call of the donkey to water.
أورده ابن الأعرابي
Ibn al-A'rabi cited it.