نهسر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of devouring or consuming food with greed and haste. It also extends to describe a wolf, its offspring, and a swift, eager man.

Derived headwords

النَّهْسَرnoun

1.
Wolfclassical
A wolf, as mentioned in classical dictionaries.
2.
Wolf's offspringclassical
The offspring of a wolf and a hyena.
3.
Swift manclassical
A man who is light and quick in his movements.
4.
Greedy eaterclassical
Someone who is eager and voracious when eating meat.

نَهْسَرَverb

1.
To tear meatclassical
To tear meat, specifically with the mouth.
2.
To pull with mouthclassical
To pull something with one's mouth.

نَهْسَرَةnoun

1.
Greedy eatingclassical
The act of eating food with greed and eagerness.

المُنْهَسِرadjective

1.
Tearing/Devouringclassical
Describing something that tears or devours, likely in the context of a predator.

Parallel reading

وهو الذئب

And it is the wolf.

أو ولده من الضبع

Or its offspring from a hyena.

الخفيف السريع من الرجال

The light and swift among men.

الحريص الأكول للحم

The eager devourer of meat.

نهسر اللحم: قطعه

To tear meat: to cut it.

جذبه بفيه

To pull it with his mouth.

ونحن تركنا جندلا يوم جندل ... يحوم عليه المضرحي المنهسر

And we left Jandal on the day of Jandal... the devouring predator circling it.

نهسر الطعام نهسرة: أكله بحرص

To devour food with greed: to eat it with eagerness.