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حَوَاهُ

Root: حوى

Form: 1

Full Definition

حَوَاهُI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun حَىٌّ, or حَوَايَةٌ, or both, He collected it; brought it, drew it, or gathered it, together; as also : he grasped it; got, or gained, possession of it: and signifies the same; as also عَلَيْهِ: or this last, he took, or got, possession of it; took it, got it, or held it, within his grasp, or in his possession: and حَوَاهُ signifies also he possessed it: and, said of a place [&c., as also عليه and ], it comprised, comprehended, or contained, it.
2 He turned it round, made it to turn round, or wound it. (Har p. 236. [See حَىٌّ in art. حى.])

def.2 حَوَى حَوِيَّةً He made a vehicle for a woman such as is called حَوِيَّة.

def.3 حَوِىَ [originally حَوِوَ]: see art. حو.


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