حضو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the manipulation and tending of fire, specifically its embers. It also extends to tools used for this purpose and a descriptive term for something white.

Derived headwords

حَضَا النَّارَverb

1.
to stir embersboth
To stir the embers of a fire after they have begun to die down or become low.

حَضْوًاnoun

1.
stirring embersclassical
The act of stirring the embers of a fire, as described in the verb form.

حَضِيَverb

1.
to stir embersclassical
To stir the embers of a fire, particularly when they have become low.

حَضَّىverb

1.
to stir embersclassical
To stir the embers of a fire, especially when they have become low.

المِحْضَىnoun

1.
fire pokerclassical
A tool used for stirring the embers of a fire.

المَحْضَأnoun

1.
fire pokerclassical
A tool used for stirring the embers of a fire.

المَحْضَاءnoun

1.
fire pokerclassical
A tool used for stirring the embers of a fire.

حَضِيءadjective

1.
whiteclassical
Describing something as white.

Parallel reading

حَضَا النَّارَ حَضْوًا: حرك جمرها بعدما همد

He stirred the fire's embers after they had died down.

يُهْمَزُ

It is hamzated (the final letter is a hamza).

حَضَوْتُ النَّارَ: سَعَرْتُهَا

I stirred the fire: I made it burn fiercely.

المِحْضَى: الكُورُ

The fire poker: the furnace/hearth.

وأما المحضأ والمحضاء، كمنبر ومحراب: لمحراك النار، فقد تقدم ذكرهما في الهمزة.

As for al-mihḍa' and al-miḥḍā', like minbar and miḥrāb: they are for the fire poker, their mention has preceded in the section on hamza.

وكذا أبيض حضيء.

And likewise, white ḥaḍī'.