ح ن ش

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, creeping, or flying creatures, particularly snakes and insects. It extends to concepts of hunting, being bitten or stung, and by extension, being provoked, agitated, or driven.

Derived headwords

الحَنَشُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun

1.
flyclassical
A fly, as transmitted by Al-Saghani from Ibn 'Abbad.
2.
snakeboth
It is said to be a snake, or an adder. A man can be named after it. It can also refer to a thick white snake, like a python, or even larger, or specifically a black one.
3.
creeping creatureclassical
Anything hunted among birds and crawling creatures.
4.
earthly creatureclassical
Anything among ground animals and birds, including hedgehogs, lizards, monitor lizards, gerbils, rats, mice, and snakes.
5.
lizard-like creatureclassical
Anything whose head resembles that of a snake, such as certain lizards and geckos.

أحناشnoun

1.
snakesboth
Plural of حنش (hanash), referring to snakes or creeping creatures.

الحِنْشِيَّانِ، مُحَرَّكَةًname

1.
Al-Hinshiyyanclassical
Two poets, Abu Al-Hasan Ma'shar bin Mansur Al-Raba'i and 'Atta bin 'Abs, who took knowledge from Al-Riyashi.

المَلْدُوغُadjective

1.
bitten by a hanashclassical
One who has been bitten by a hanash (snake or venomous creature).

المَسُوقُ كُرْهاًadjective

1.
driven by forceclassical
One who is driven or forced against their will.

المَغْمُورُ الحَسَبِadjective

1.
of obscure lineageclassical
One whose lineage or family standing is diminished or questioned.

المُغْرَىadjective

1.
temptedclassical
One who is enticed or tempted, often towards something undesirable.

حَنَشَverb

1.
to drive awayclassical
To drive away or push someone from one place to another, similar to 'anaja (عَنَجَ) with a substitution of 'ayn for ha' and jim for shin.
2.
to turn awayclassical
To turn someone away from something, a variant of 'anasha (عَنَشَ).
3.
to huntclassical
To hunt prey, similar to 'anasha (أَحْنَشَ).
4.
to angerclassical
To anger or provoke someone, similar to 'anasha (عَنَشَ).

المُحَنِّشُadjective

1.
industriousclassical
A hardworking and gain-seeking person.

أَحْنَشَverb

1.
to huntclassical
To hunt prey.
2.
to hastenclassical
To make someone hasten or hurry away from something.

أَحْنِشَتْverb

1.
to roamclassical
Used for fog and jerboas, meaning they roamed or went off into the darkness.

الحَنَشُname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

أبو حَنَشٍname

1.
Abu Hanashclassical
A kunya (nickname) for 'Isam bin Al-Nu'man. Also, another man mentioned in the poetry of Ibn Ahmar.

بَنُو حَنَشٍname

1.
Banu Hanashclassical
A clan or tribe.

حَنَشَانnoun

1.
snakesclassical
A plural form of حنش (hanash), referring to snakes.

حَنَشَتْهُ الحَيَّةُverb

1.
the snake struck itclassical
The snake struck it.

Parallel reading

وفي الصحاح قيل: الحنش: الحية، وقيل: الأفعى، وبها سمي الرجل حنشا

In Al-Sihah, it is said: Al-hanash is the snake, and it is said: the viper, and a man is named Hanash after it.

وقال الجوهري: الحنش: كل ما يصاد من الطير والهوام

And Al-Jauhari said: Al-hanash is everything hunted among birds and crawling creatures.

وقال كراع: هو كل شئ من الدواب والطير

And Kura' said: It is everything among ground animals and birds.

فجعل الحنش دواب الأرض من الحيات وغيرها، وهي، حشرات الأرض، كالقنفذ والضب، والورل، واليربوع، والجرذان، والفأر، والحية.

So he made Al-hanash the ground animals, including snakes and others, which are the insects of the earth, like the hedgehog, the lizard, the monitor lizard, the gerbil, the rats, the mice, and the snake.

أو الحنش: ما أشبه رأسه رأس الحيات من الحرابي وسوام أبرص ونحوها، قاله الليث

Or Al-hanash: that which resembles snakes in its head, like certain lizards and geckos, said Al-Layth.

ترى قطعا من الأحناش فيه ... جماجمهن كالخشل النزيع

You see pieces of the creeping creatures in it... their skulls are like scattered branches.

وعن ابن الأعرابي: المحنوش: ملدوغ الحنش

And from Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-mahnush: one bitten by a hanash.

فقل لذاك المزعج المحنوش ... أصبح فما من بشر مأروش

So say to that agitated, bitten one... he woke up, and there is no trace of humanity left.

وعنه أيضا: المحنوش: المسوق كرها، جئت به تحنشه، أي تسوقه مكرها

And from him also: Al-mahnush: driven by force; you brought him, driving him, meaning forcing him.

وقال أبو عمرو: المحنوش: المغمور الحسب، وقد حنش، إذا غمز في حسبه.

And Abu 'Amr said: Al-mahnush: one of obscure lineage, and he has 'hanasha' when his lineage is questioned.

ورجل محنوش: مغرى، وقد حنشه، إذا أغراه، نقله الصاغاني.

And a man mahnush: tempted, and he has 'hanashahu' if he tempted him, transmitted by Al-Saghani.

وحنشه) يحنشه، من حد ضرب: طرده ونحاه من مكان إلى آخر، كعنجه، فأبدلت العين حاء، والجيم شينا.

And 'hanashahu' (he drove him away), from the pattern of 'daraba': to drive him away and remove him from one place to another, like 'anajahu', where the 'ayn was replaced by ha', and the jim by shin.

وحنشه عن الأمر: عطفه، لغة في عنشه، كأحنشه.

And 'hanashahu 'an al-amr': to turn him away from the matter, a dialectal variant of 'anashahu (عَنَشَهُ), like 'ahanashahu.

وحنش الصيد يحنشه: صاده، كأحنشه.

And 'hanasha al-sayda yanhushuhu': he hunted the prey, like 'ahanashahu.

ورجل محنش، كمنبر: معتمل كسوب، نقله الصاغاني.

And a man muhannash, like 'minbar': industrious and gain-seeking, transmitted by Al-Saghani.

وأحنشه عن الأمر: أعجله، عن ابن عباد.

And 'ahanashahu 'an al-amr': to hasten him away from the matter, from Ibn 'Abbad.

يقال للضباب واليرابيع قد أحنشت في الظلم، أي اطردت وذهبت به، قاله شمر.

It is said of fog and jerboas that they have 'ahanashat' in the darkness, meaning they roamed and went off, said Shimr.

وحنشه: أغضبه، كعنشه.

And 'hanashahu': to anger him, like 'anashahu.

ألا أبلغ أبا حنش رسولا ... فما لك لا تجئ إلى الثواب

Indeed, convey to Abu Hanash a message... Why do you not come for the reward?

أبو حنش ينعمنا وطلق ... وعمار وآونة أثالا

Abu Hanash bestows favors upon us, and Talq... and 'Ammar, and at times Athala.

ويجمع الحنش أيضا على حنشان.

And Al-hanash is also pluralized as 'hanashan'.

ويقال: حنشته الحية: ضربته.

And it is said: 'hanashathu al-hayyah': the snake struck it.