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هنز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to minor harm or annoyance, possibly a small sting or prick. It is noted as being omitted by al-Jawhari and discussed in the context of rare linguistic expressions.

Derived headwords

الهنيزةnoun
  1. 1.
    annoyance, vexationclassical

    A minor form of annoyance or vexation, a small sting or prick that causes discomfort.

هنيزةnoun
  1. 1.
    annoyance, vexationclassical

    A minor form of annoyance or vexation, a small sting or prick that causes discomfort.

أريفةnoun
  1. 1.
    annoyance, vexationclassical

    A minor form of annoyance or vexation, similar in meaning to 'hunaizah'.

Parallel reading

يقال: هذه قريصة من الكلام وهنيزة وأريفة، في معنى الأذية.
It is said: 'This is a prick of speech, and a hunaizah, and an arifah, in the meaning of annoyance.'