هوع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense greed, covetousness, and the resulting animosity or hostility. It also touches upon feelings of distress, eagerness, and the act of vomiting.

Derived headwords

الهوعnoun

1.
Greedboth
Intense and severe greed or covetousness.
2.
Enmityboth
Hostility or animosity.

هاعadjective

1.
Greedyboth
A person who is intensely greedy.

هاعت نفسهverb

1.
Became greedyboth
The soul or self increased in greediness.

هاعverb

1.
Was eagerclassical
To be eager or desirous.
2.
Was distressedclassical
To be distressed or anxious.

هاعverb

1.
Rushedclassical
To move quickly or rush towards something.
2.
Intended to attackclassical
To intend to leap upon or attack someone.

هاعverb

1.
Vomitedboth
To vomit.

تهوعverb

1.
Forced to vomitclassical
To force oneself to vomit, or to vomit with effort.

الهواعnoun

1.
Greedboth
Intense greed or covetousness.

Parallel reading

الهوع: سوء الحرص وشدته.

Al-haw'u: bad greed and its intensity.

والهوع أيضا: العداوة

And al-haw'u also: enmity.

وارجع منيحتك التي أتبعتها ... هوعا وحد مذلق مسنون

And return your she-camel that you followed... with greed and a sharp, worn-out spear.

أي: ردها فقد جزعت نفسك في أثرها، وأتبعتها عداوة وسنانا.

Meaning: Return her, for your soul has become anxious in pursuit of her, and you have followed her with enmity and a spear.

ورجل هاع: حريص

And a man haa'in: greedy.

وقد هاعت نفسه هوعا: ازدادت حرصا.

And his soul ha'at: increased in greed.

وهاع يهاع: خف وجزع

And haa'a: he was eager and distressed.

وهاع القوم بعضهم إلى بعض، أي: هموا بالوثوب

And the people haa'u to each other, meaning: they intended to leap upon.

وهاع: إذا قاء

And haa'a: if he vomited.

وقيل: قاء من غير تكلف

And it was said: he vomited without effort.

وإذا تكلف ذلك قيل: تهوع

And if one forced that, it is said: tahawwa'a.

والاسم: الهوع، بالفتح، والهواع، بالضم

And the noun: al-haw'u, with fatha, and al-hawaa'u, with damma.