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هسر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, possibly archaic, term for close relatives, potentially involving a phonetic alteration.

Derived headwords

الهسيرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Diminutive of 'hisra'classical

    The term 'al-hasīrah' is mentioned as a diminutive form of 'al-hisrah'. It is noted as being omitted by Al-Jawhari.

الهسرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Relatives from both sidesclassical

    According to Ibn Al-A'rabi, 'al-hisrah' (with dammah) refers to one's relatives from both paternal and maternal sides, encompassing uncles and maternal uncles.

Parallel reading

الهسيرة، بالسين المهملة، أهمله الجوهري
Al-hasīrah, with the unpointed sīn, was omitted by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي تصغير الهسرة، بالضم: وهم قراباتك من الطرفين، الأعمام والأخوال
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is the diminutive of 'al-hisrah', with dammah: and they are your relatives from both sides, the paternal uncles and the maternal uncles.
قال الصاغاني: كأنه أبدل الهمزة هاء لغة أو لثغة.
Al-Saghani said: it is as if the hamzah was substituted with a hā' due to a dialect or a lisp.