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هَاثَ

Root: هيث

Form: 1

Full Definition

هَاثَI , Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ and هَيَثَانٌ, He gave him a little, or something little in quantity. [See also حَثَا, in art. حثو.]
2 هَاثَ فِى كَيْلِهِ, Verbal.Noun هِيْثٌ, He gave little in his measure, or in his measuring; i. q. حَثَا, Verbal.Noun حَثْوٌ: it is like what is termed جِزَافٌ.

def.2 هَاثَ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ, It was in a state of motion, or commotion; like هَاشَ, Verbal.Noun هَيْشٌ.
2 هَاثَ القَوْمُ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ; and ; The party became intermixed in altercation.
3 هَاثَ بِرِجْلِهِ التُّرَابَ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, He dug up the dust, or earth, with his foot.
4 هَاثَ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ: and استهاث ; He corrupted, or marred; acted corruptly; did mischief; syn. أَفْسَدَ.
5 هَاثَ فى مَالِهِ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ, He acted corruptly (أَفْسَدَ) with his property; as also عَاثَ; [he scattered and marred his property; squandered it; expended it quickly: see art. عيث].
6 Also, [contr.,] He acted rightly with his property.
7 هَاثَ فِى شَىْءٍ He acted corruptly with a thing; and took it without gentleness; [as also عَاثَ].
8 هَاثَ الذِّئْبُ فِى الغَنَمِ The wolf did mischief among [or worried] the sheep, or goats; [as also عَاثَ].

def.3 هَاثَ مِنَ المَالِ, Present.T يَهِيثُ, Verbal.Noun هَيْثٌ, He obtained what he wanted of the property.
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