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حَمَزَ

Root: حمز

Form: 1

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حَمَزَI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun حَمْزٌ, It was, or became, sour, [so as to burn, or bite, the tongue; and so, app., حَمُزَ, Verbal.Noun حَمَازَةٌ; (see حَمْزٌ, below;) or] in a less degree than such as is termed حَازِرٌ.
2 [Hence, app.,] حَمُزَ, Verbal.Noun حَمَازةٌ, He was, or became, strong, robust, sturdy, or hardy.

def.2 حَمَزَ اللِّسَانَ, Present.T ـِ It stung, or bit, the tongue: or it (milk, and نَبِيذ,) burned the tongue by its strength and sharpness.
2 And حَمَزَهُ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun حَمْزٌ, He took it, seized or grasped it, contracted it, or drew it together; syn. قَبَضَهُ, and ضَمَّهُ. See حَمُوزٌ. You say, حَمَزَتِ الكَلِمَةُ فُؤَادَهُ The saying contracted his heart, and grieved him, or pained him.
3 Also, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He sharpened it; namely, an iron instrument, an arrow-head or the like. So in the dial. of Hudheyl.


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