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حسو

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of drinking or consuming liquid, particularly in small sips or gradually. It distinguishes this manner of drinking from a more direct gulping or swallowing.

Derived headwords

حَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to sipboth

    To drink a liquid slowly, taking small sips.

حسا الطائر الماء — The bird sipped the water
حَسْواًnoun
  1. 1.
    sippingboth

    The act of sipping, the manner of drinking liquid slowly.

تَحَسَّاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to sip itboth

    To sip something, often implying a gradual consumption.

كتحساه — like sipping it
احْتَسَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to sip itboth

    To drink something by sipping it, similar to 'taḥassāhu'.

واحتساه — and he sipped it

Parallel reading

حسا الطائر الماء
The bird sipped the water
وهو كالشرب للإنسان
and it is like drinking for a human
ولا تقل للطائر شرب
And do not say to a bird 'drank'
حسا زيد المرق
Zayd sipped the broth
شربه شيئا بعد شيء
drinking it little by little
كتحساه
like sipping it
واحتساه
and he sipped it