Arabic - English Dictionary حسا يَحسُو، احْسُ، حَسْوًا، فهو حاسٍ، والمفعول مَحْسُوّ
Root: ح س وSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
حسا الشَّرابَ
تناوله جُرعةً بعد جُرعةٍ
🇬🇧 Translation:
Partook of it, drank it sip by sip
حسا الطَّائرُ الماءَ
شربه بمنقاره
🇬🇧 Translation:
Drank it with its beak
- ينام قليلاً
- يَوْمٌ كحسو الطير : يشبّه بجرع الطَّير للماء في سرعة انقضائه لقلّته وخفّته.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- Slept a little
- يَوْمٌ كحسو الطير (A day like a bird's sip: likened to a bird's sips of water in how quickly it passes due to its scarcity and lightness).
Example / Citation:
" فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تُمَيْرَاتٌ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاء [حديث] "
🇬🇧 Translation:
" فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تُمَيْرَاتٌ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاء [حديث] (If there were no little dates, he would take sips of water [Hadith]) "