حَثِيثٌ
Root: حث
Full Definition
2 And in the sense of مَحْثُوثَةٌ, A woman incited, excited, urged, or instigated. [So, too, a man.]
3 And [hence,] A sharp man, quick in his affair; as though his soul incited him; as also حَثُوثٌ .
4 And Quick, or swift; as also حَثُوثٌ and حَثْحَاثٌ and حُثْحُوثٌ : pl. of the first حِثَاثٌ. You say فَرَسٌ حَثِيثُ السَّيْرِ [A horse quick, or swift, of pace]. And مَضَى حَثِيثًا He passed, or went away, quickly, or swiftly. And وَلَّى حَثِيثًا He retreated quickly and eagerly. And حَثْحَاثٌ قَرَبٌ i. e. [A] quick [night-journey to water], in which is no flagging: or [a] hard [nightjourney to water]; as also ثَحْثَاحٌ and حَذْحَاذٌ. And خِمْسٌ حَثْحَاثٌ i. e. [A journey in which the second and third and fourth days are without water,] in which is no flagging; as also حَذْ حَاذٌ: or long and fatiguing, in which is no flagging; as also قَعْقَاعٌ. And حَيَّةٌ حَثْحَاثٌ A serpent that is in constant motion.
5 نَوْمٌ حَثِيثُ Light sleep. [See also حَثَاثٌ.]
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