حوت

Form 1 · Form 3 · 5 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 5

Form 1حَاتَ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ1 sense

maṣdarحَوْتٌmuḍāriʿيَحُوتُ

Core sense — he went round about the thinggenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

He went, or circuited, round about the thing.; maṣdar حَوْتٌ and حَوَتَانٌ.

Said of a bird going round about water [like a fish in water], and of a wild animal.

حات بِهِ is used in the same way.

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, aor. يَحُوتُ , (S,) inf. n. حَوْتٌ and حَوَتَانٌ , (K,) He went, or circuited, round about the thing; said of a bird, (S, K, TA,) going, or circuiting, round about water [like a fish ( حُوت ) in water]; (TA;) and of a wild animal: (K:) as also حات بِهِ . (TA.)

Form 3حاوتهُ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he tried to turn him aside by guile; he consulted with himgenerated

3.1figurative · مجازhe passed the day trying to turn me aside by guile—ظَلَّ يُحَاوِتُنِى بِخُدَعَةٍ

He strove to turn him, or to entice him to turn, syn. رَاوَغَهُ; in the K رَاغَمَهُ, but the first is the right explanation, عَنْ شَىْءٍ away from a thing — for instance his family or his property; he strove to beguile him.

Like what a fish does in the water.

3.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

He strove, or contended, with him, to repel him.

3.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

He consulted him, or consulted with him.

3.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

He talked with him, consulting, or making promises, in the case of a sale.

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He strove, or endeavoured, to turn him, or to entice him to turn, syn. رَاوَغَهُ , (S, L, A, &c.,) in the K رَاغَمَهُ , but the former is the right explanation, (TA,) عَنْ شَىْءٍ from a thing, as, for instance, his family, and his property; (S, TA;) he strove, or endeavoured, to beguile him. (A.) You say, ظَلَّ يُحَاوِتُنِى بِخُدَعَةٍ He passed the day striving, or endeavouring, to turn me, or entice me, by guile, like as the fish ( حُوت ) does in the water. (A.) He strove, or contended, with him, to repel him. (K.) He consulted him, or consulted with him. (K.) He talked with him, consulting, or making promises, in the case of a sale. (K.)

Derived nouns 3

Nounحُوتٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a fish; a great fishgenerated

Fish; or rather a fish; or a great fish; any great fish. Of the masculine gender.

Plural (of many) حِيتَانٌ and حِوَتَةٌ, and (of few) أَحْوَاتٌ.

1.1[a surname of The prophet] Jonas—صَاحِبُ الحُوتِ

Qur’ān 68:48 approximate — somewhere between 68:42 and 68:51 Lane cites “Kur lxviii. 48”

Qur’ān 68:48 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred[The constellation Pisces;] a certain sign of the Zodiac—الحُوتُ

The constellation Piscis Australis—الحُوتُ الجَنُوبِىُّ

the bright star [a, called by European astronomers Fomalhaut,] in the mouth of Piscis Australis—فَمُ الحُوتِ

Qur’ānic occurrences حُوت 3 shown of 5

18:61

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.

37:142

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame.

68:48

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Fish: (M, A, K:) or [rather] a fish: (S, TA:) or a great fish; any great fish: (M, Msb, TA:) of the masc. gender: (Msb:) pl. [of mult.] حِيتَانٌ (S, Msb, K) and حِوَتَةٌ and [of pauc.] أَحْوَاتٌ . (K.) [Hence,] صَاحِبُ الحُوتِ (in the Kur lxviii. 48) [a surname of The prophet] Jonas. (Bd, Jel.) [Hence also,] الحُوتُ [The constellation Pisces;] a certain sign of the Zodiac. (S, K.) And الحُوتُ الجَنُوبِىُّ The constellation Piscis Australis. (Kzw &c.) And فَمُ الحُوتِ The bright star [a, called by European astronomers Fomalhaut,] in the mouth of Piscis Australis. (Kzw &c.)

Nounحُوتِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of, or like, a fish or great fishgenerated

1[He is like a fish, or great fish, in swallowing]—هُوَ حُوتِىُّ الاِلْتِقَامِ

[Of, or relating to, or like, a fish, or great fish.]

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[Of, or relating to, or like, a fish, or great fish]. You say, هُوَ حُوتِىُّ الاِلْتِقَامِ [He is like a fish, or great fish, in swallowing]. (A, TA.)

Nounحَيُّوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — the male serpentgenerated

The male of the حَيَّة [or serpent].

[But its proper place is the article حيو.]

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The male of the حَيَّة [or serpent]. (A.) [But the proper place of this is art. حيو .]