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خَشَّ

Root: خش

Form: 1

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خَشَّI , Present.T خَشِشَ [vulgarly, and irregularly, خَشُشَ ] Verbal.Noun خَشٌّ, He entered into it; namely, a thing; as also ; and خَشْخَشَ , Verbal.Noun خَشْخَشَةٌ; and in like manner, into a collection of trees, and a company of people: or خَشْخَشَ فِيهِ, and تَخَشْخَشَ فيه, he entered into it, so as to become hidden, or concealed: and خَشَّ, he went, or went away, or advanced, [into a thing,] and penetrated.

def.2 Hence, خَشَّ البَعِيرَ Present.T خَشُشَ [agreeably with general rule in this case,] Verbal.Noun خَشٌّ, He put into the camel's nose the thing termed خِشَاش; as also .
2 And hence the saying in a trad., خُشُّوا بَيْنَ كَلَامِكُمْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ, meaning, Introduce ye, or insert ye, in your speech the words There is no deity but God. And likewise signifies He introduced, or inserted, him or it.
3 Also خَشَّهُ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He pierced him, or stabbed him.
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