Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تحشّى

Root: حشى

Form: 5

Full Definition

تحشّىV [He went aside, apart, or aloof, or he removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance,] is from الحَاشِيَةُ; like تَنَحَّى from النَّاحِيَةُ: and [ تحاشى has a similar meaning:] you say, تَحَاشَيْتُ مِنْ كَذَا I kept aloof from, shunned, or removed myself far from, such a thing; from الحَشَا [or الحَشَى] meaning النَّاحِيَةُ.
2 And تحشّى مِنْهُ; and مِنْهُ, Verbal.Noun مُحَاشَاةٌ; He abstained, or refrained, from him, or it, through disdain and pride; or he disdained, or scorned, or was ashamed of, him, or it.
3 And لَا يَتَحَشَّى, and لا, He will not care, mind, heed, or regard.

def.2 See also 3, in two places, first and second sentences.


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