هزر

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root هزر primarily relates to striking, hitting, and pushing forcefully. It extends to concepts of driving away, repelling, and even throwing someone down. Figuratively, it can denote excessive giving, haggling aggressively in trade, or being foolish and easily swindled. It also encompasses meanings related to laughter, speed, and specific geographical locations or tribes.

Derived headwords

هَزَرَهُ بِالعَصَاverb

1.
to strike with a stickboth
To strike someone with a stick, particularly on the side, sides, or back.

هَزَرَهُverb

1.
to pinch stronglyclassical
To pinch or squeeze someone very tightly.
2.
to drive awayclassical
To drive away, expel, or banish someone.

هَزَرَ بِهِ الأَرْضَverb

1.
to throw downclassical
To throw someone down to the ground forcefully.

هَزَرَ لَهُverb

1.
to give abundantlyclassical
To give generously or excessively to someone.

هَزَرَverb

1.
to laughclassical
To laugh.
2.
to hastenclassical
To move quickly or hasten in fulfilling a need or task.

هَزَرَ فِي البَيْعِverb

1.
to overpriceclassical
To set a high price in a sale or to engage aggressively in a transaction.

الهَزْرُnoun

1.
strikingclassical
The act of striking or hitting forcefully, especially with wood or a similar object.
2.
driving awayclassical
The act of driving away or expelling.
3.
excessive givingclassical
The act of giving abundantly.
4.
hasteningclassical
Speed or haste in undertaking a task.
5.
overpricingclassical
The act of setting high prices or engaging aggressively in trade.
6.
laughterclassical
Laughter.

مَهْزُورٌadjective

1.
struckclassical
One who has been struck or hit, especially with a stick.
2.
driven awayclassical
One who has been driven away, expelled, or banished.

هَزِيرٌadjective

1.
struckclassical
One who has been struck or hit.
2.
driven awayclassical
One who has been driven away or expelled.

الهَازِرُnoun

1.
aggressive buyerclassical
A buyer who is aggressive in a sale, often overpricing or pushing for a deal.

رَجُلٌ مُهَزِّرٌadjective

1.
easily swindledclassical
A man who is easily deceived or swindled in all matters.

ذُو هَزَرَاتٍadjective

1.
easily swindledclassical
Someone who is easily swindled or taken advantage of in all transactions.

ذُو كَسَرَاتٍadjective

1.
easily swindledclassical
Someone who is easily swindled or taken advantage of in all transactions.

الهَزِرُnoun

1.
swindled foolclassical
A foolish person who is easily swindled and is therefore preyed upon.
2.
foolish and strongclassical
An extremely foolish person.

الهَزَرَةُnoun

1.
thin groundclassical
Thin or porous ground.

الهَزَرُnoun

1.
tribe/place of destructionclassical
A tribe in Yemen that was annihilated, or a place where such destruction occurred, often used as an example of ruin.

لقال الأباعد والشامتو ن كانوا كليلة أهل الهزر — He said, the distant ones and the spiteful ones were like the night of the people of Al-Hazar.

مَهْزُورٌname

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley in the Hijaz, identified by some as the valley of Banu Qurayza, known for its water flow.

أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم قضى في سيل مهزور أن يحبس حتى يبلغ الماء كعبين — That the Prophet, peace be upon him, ruled regarding the floodwater of Mahzur that it should be held back until it reached the ankles.

هَيْزَرٌname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name.

الهَزْوُnoun

1.
weak personclassical
A weak or feeble person.

الهَزِيرَةُnoun

1.
complete lazinessclassical
Complete laziness or lethargy.

الهَزَرَاتُnoun

1.
lazinessclassical
Laziness or sloth.

وإنك لذو هزرات — And indeed you are full of laziness.

الهَزَارُnoun

1.
songbirdclassical
A beautiful-voiced bird, equivalent to the Persian 'hazar dastan' (thousand stories), referring to its melodious singing.

هَزَارٌname

1.
region in Persiaclassical
A district in Persia, near Istakhr, from which a historical figure was named.

وهزار: كورة بفارس من كور إصطخر — And Hazar: a district in Persia from the districts of Istakhr.

هَزَار دِرْname

1.
palace nameclassical
A great palace in Basra that reportedly had a thousand doors.

Parallel reading

هزره بالعصا يهزره هزرا وكذلك هطره وهبجه، إذا ضربه بها على جنبه

He struck him with a stick, striking him forcefully, and likewise struck him with a stick and beat him, if he struck him with it on his side.

فهو مهزور وهزير، قاله أبو زيد

And he is struck and driven away, said Abu Zayd.

وقيل: إذا ضربه بها ضربا شديدا

And it was said: if he struck him with it a severe blow.

وقيل: الهزر والبزر: شدة الضرب بالخشب وغيره

And it was said: Al-Hazar and Al-Bazar mean the severity of striking with wood and other things.

وفي الصحاح: هزره بالعصا هزرات، أي ضربه

And in Al-Sihah: He struck him with a stick several times, meaning he hit him.

هزره يهزره هزرا: غمزه غمزا شديدا

He pinched him forcefully, pinching him forcefully.

وهزر يهزره هزرا: طرد ونفى، فهو مهزور وهزير

And he drove away and banished, so he is driven away and banished.

وهزر به الأرض: صرعه، نقله الصاغاني

And he threw him down to the ground, narrated by Al-Sagani.

هزر له: أكثر من العطاء، نقله الصاغاني

He gave abundantly to him, narrated by Al-Sagani.

هزر: إذا ضحك

He laughed: if he laughed.

وهزر: إذا أسرع في الحاجة

And he hastened: if he hastened in the need.

هزر هزرا: أغلى في البيع وتقحم فيه

He over-priced in the sale and rushed into it.

والهازر: المشتري المقحم في البيع

And Al-Hazir: the buyer who rushes into the sale.

ورجل مهزر، كمنبر، وذو هزرات، محركة، وذو كسرات: يغبن في كل شيء

And a man who is easily swindled, like 'minbar', and one with many instances of being swindled, mobilized, and one with many breaks: he is swindled in everything.

إلا تدع هزرات لست تاركها ... تخلع ثيابك لا ضأن ولا إبل

Unless you abandon the instances of being swindled which you will not leave... you will be stripped of your clothes, neither sheep nor camels.

والهزر، بالكسر: المغبون الأحمق يطمع به

And Al-Hizr, with kasra: the swindled fool who is coveted.

الهزر أيضا: الأحمق الشديد

Al-Hizr also: the extremely foolish person.

والهزرة، ويحرك: الأرض الرقيقة

And Al-Hazara, and it is mobilized: the thin ground.

الهزر: كصرد: قبيلة باليمن بيتوا فقتلوا

Al-Hazar: like 'sarad': a tribe in Yemen that was ambushed and killed.

يعني تلك القبيلة أو ذلك الموضع

Meaning that tribe or that place.

ويقال: الهزر: حي من اليمن قتلوا فلم يبق منهم أحد

And it is said: Al-Hazar: a tribe from Yemen that was killed, and none remained of them.

ومهدور: واد بالحجاز

And Mahzur: a valley in the Hijaz.

وبه فسر الحديث: أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم قضى في سيل مهزور أن يحبس حتى يبلغ الماء كعبين

And with it the Hadith is explained: That the Prophet, peace be upon him, ruled regarding the floodwater of Mahzur that it should be held back until it reached the ankles.

وهو واد يذكر مع مذينب يسيلان بماء المطر خاصة

And it is a valley mentioned with Mudhainib, which flow specifically with rainwater.

هيذر، كحيدر: اسم

Hayzar, like Haydar: a name.

والهزو، كعملس: الضعيف، زعموا

And Al-Hawz, like 'amlas: the weak, they claim.

وهي الكسل التام، قاله ابن الأعرابي

And it is complete laziness, said Ibn Al-A'rabi.

وإن إِنه لذو هزرات: يغبن في كل شيء

And indeed he is full of instances of being swindled: he is swindled in everything.

وفيه هزرات، أي كسل، وهذا عن الفراء

And in him are instances of laziness, meaning sloth, and this is from Al-Farra'.

والهزار، كسحاب: طائر حسن الصوت، فارسيته هزار دستان

And Al-Hazar, like 'sahab': a beautiful-voiced bird, its Persian is Hazar Dastan.

وهزار: كورة بفارس من كور إصطخر

And Hazar: a district in Persia from the districts of Istakhr.

ومما يستدرك عليه: هزار در، قصر عظيم بالبصرة

And among what is added: Hazar Dar, a great palace in Basra.