← Back to Taj al-Arus

حشء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking or penetrating something deeply, often with force. It extends to concepts of insertion, sexual intercourse, and igniting a fire. Derived terms also refer to a type of coarse garment.

Derived headwords

حشأهverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone, particularly their side or belly, with a whip or stick.

  2. 2.
    to pierceboth

    To pierce someone with an arrow, hitting their vital organs.

  3. 3.
    to insertclassical

    To insert something into someone's body or vital organs.

  4. 4.
    to penetrateboth

    To penetrate someone sexually.

  5. 5.
    to igniteboth

    To ignite or kindle a fire.

حشأه بسوط وعصا — He struck him with a whip and a stick
حشأتهverb
  1. 1.
    to insert into the gutclassical

    To insert something into the gut or vital organs.

حشأته، إذا أدخلته جوفه — I inserted it into his gut
حشيتهverb
  1. 1.
    to hit the vital organsclassical

    To hit someone's vital organs.

وإذا أصبت حشاه قلت: حشيته — And if you hit his vital organs, you say: 'I hit them'
حشأverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseboth

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

حشأ المرأة يحشؤها حشأ — He had sexual intercourse with the woman
حشّهاverb
  1. 1.
    to igniteboth

    To ignite or kindle a fire.

حشّها — He ignited it
المحشأnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse garmentclassical

    A coarse garment, possibly white and small, worn as a loincloth.

  2. 2.
    loinclothclassical

    A loincloth that one wraps around oneself.

المحاشئnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse garmentsclassical

    Plural of المحشأ, referring to coarse garments.

نفضك! بالمحاشئ المحالق — Your shaking with the coarse garments that scrape off hair

Parallel reading

حشأه بسوط وعصا
He struck him with a whip and a stick
ضرب به جنبه
He struck his side with it
وفي بعض النسخ جنبيه بالتثنية
And in some versions, 'his two sides' (dual)
وبطنه
And his belly
حشأه بسهم: رماه وأصاب به جوفه
He pierced him with an arrow: he shot him and hit his vital organs
حشأته، إذا أدخلته جوفه
I inserted it into his gut
وإذا أصبت حشاه قلت: حشيته
And if you hit his vital organs, you say: 'I hit them'
فلأحشأنك مشقصا أوسا أويس من الهباله أوسا
I will surely pierce you with an arrow, as a compensation for the spoils
حشأ المرأة يحشؤها حشأ: نكحها وباضعها
He penetrated the woman sexually: he had intercourse with her
حشأ النار: أوقدها
He ignited the fire: he kindled it
المحشأ كمنبر ومحراب: كساء غليظ
Al-mahsha' (like minbar and mihrab): a coarse garment
أو أبيض صغير يتزر به
Or a small white garment worn as a loincloth
أو هو إزار يشتمل به
Or it is a loincloth that one wraps around oneself
ينحفضن بالمشافر الهدالق نفضك! بالمحاشئ المحالق
They lower themselves with the dangling lips, your shaking with the coarse garments that scrape off hair