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ه ي ك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to speed and digging. The primary meaning discussed is 'to hasten' or 'to move quickly'. There is also a secondary, less common meaning associated with digging, possibly a variant of another root.

Derived headwords

هَيَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move or act with great speed.

  2. 2.
    to digclassical

    To excavate or make a hole in the ground. This is noted as a variant of the root ه و ك.

تَهْيِيكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of moving or acting with great speed; a quickening.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الخارزنجي: أي: أسرع
Al-Khwarazmi said: meaning, to hasten.
وهيك أيضا: إذا حفر، لغة في هوك
And haykaka also: if one digs, a variant pronunciation for hawaka.
وأن الهاء لغة فيه، فتأمل
And that the ha' is a variant pronunciation for it, so ponder.