Arabic - English Dictionary حَثْوَة
Root: ح ث و
ج حَثَوات وحَثْوات : حِفنة من التراب ونحوه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Pl. Hathawat and Hathwat: A handful of earth or the like
مقدار ما يلتقطه بمنقاره من ماءٍ ونحوه، وتُضرب للشّيء القليل الضّئيل.
🇬🇧 Translation:
The amount scooped up with a beak of water or the like, used to denote something small and meager.
Example / Citation:
" كال له خمسَ حَثْواتٍ من شعير "
🇬🇧 Translation:
"Kal lahu khamsa hathwatin min sha'ir" (He measured out to him five handfuls of barley)