Core sense — wild, untamed; unsociable; strange, unfamiliar speechgenerated
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Wild, untamed, undomesticated, uncivilized, unfamiliar; synonym وَحْشِىٌّ.
1.1figurative · مجاز
Applied to a man: wild, uncivilized, unfamiliar, unsociable, not mixing with others.
1.2
Applied to a camel, or other animal: wild. [Or] the adjective so applied is figurative.
Those so called, or الإِبِلُ الحُوشِيَّةُ [the camels termed حوشيّة], are named from الحُوشُ, the name of certain stallions of the camels of the jinn, which covered some of the she-camels of the Arabs, as they assert, namely those of Mahrah, meaning the Benoo-Mahrah-Ibn-Heydán; the offspring were the camels called النَّجَائِبُ المَهْرِيَّةُ, which scarcely ever become tired. AHeyth says the like of this.
It is also said that الحُوشُ, from which this adjective is a relative noun, is the country of the jinn, beyond the sands of Yebreen, which no man inhabits; or a name of certain sons of the jinn, whose country is called بِلَادُ الحُوشِ by Ru-beh; or it is like الوَحْش.
Or إِبِلٌ حُوشِيَّةٌ means camels of the jinn; or wild camels, as also حُوشٌ; or camels not completely broken or trained, because of their unyielding spirit.
1.3figurative · مجازa man acute, or sharp, in intellect—رَجُلٌ حُوشِىٌّ الفُؤَادِ
Also حُوشُ الفُؤَادِ.
1.4figurative · مجازstrange, unusual, unfamiliar speech, hard to understand—كَلَامٌ حُوشِىٌّ
Same as وَحْشِىٌّ [opposed to فَصِيحٌ].
a word, or phrase, that is strange, unusual, unfamiliar—لَفْظَةٌ حُوشِيَّةٌ
Also لَفْظَةٌ وَحْشِيَّةٌ, غَرِيبَةٌ and شَارِدَةٌ, all opposed to لَفْظَةٌ فَصِيحَةٌ. Mz, 13th نوع.
1.5figurative · مجازa night that is dark and terrible—لَيْلٌ حُوشِىٌّ
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Wild; untamed; undomesticated; uncivilized; unfamiliar; syn. وَحْشِىٌّ . (S, Msb.) Applied to a man, Wild; uncivilized; unfamiliar; (A;) unsociable; that does not mix with others. (S, A.) Applied to a camel, or other [animal], Wild: (K:) [or] the epithet thus applied is tropical; (A, TA;) and what are thus called, (K,) or الإِبِلُ الحُوشِيَّةُ [the camels termed حوشيّة ], (S, A, Msb,) are so named from الحُوشُ , the appellation of certain stallions of the camels of the jinn, or genii, which covered some of the she-camels of Arabs, (IKt, S, A, Msb, K,) as they assert, (S, K,) namely, of the she-camels of Mahrah, (K,) meaning the Benoo-Mahrah-Ibn-Heydán, (TA,) and the offspring were the camels called النَّجَائِبُ المَهْرِيَّةُ , (Msb, TA,) which scarcely ever become tired; and the like of this is said by AHeyth: (TA:) it is also said that الحُوشُ , (S, K,) from which the epithet above mentioned, thus applied, is a rel. n., (TA,) is the country of the jinn, (S, K,) beyond the sands of Yebreen, which no man inhabits: (S:) or an appellation of certain sons of the jinn, whose country is called بِلَادُ الحُوشِ by Ru-beh: (TA:) or it is like الوَحْش : (Msb:) or إِبِلٌ حُوشِيَّةٌ means camels of the jinn: or wild camels; (TA;) as also حُوشٌ : (S:) or camels not completely broken or trained, because of their unyielding spirit. (TA.) Hence, (A,) رَجُلٌ حُوشِىٌّ الفُؤَادِ , (A,) or حُوشُ الفُؤَادِ , (S, K,) A man acute, or sharp, in intellect. (S, * A, K, * TA. *) You say also, كَلَامٌ حُوشِىٌّ Strange, uncouth, unusual, extraordinary, or unfamiliar, speech; such as is difficult to be understood; (Msb, K, TA;) i. q. وَحْشِىٌّ ; (S, A;) [opposed to فَصِيحٌ :] and in like manner, لَفْظَةٌ حُوشِيَّةٌ a word, or phrase, that is strange, uncouth, unusual, &c.; as also لَفْظَةٌ وَحْشِيَّةٌ , and غَرِيبَةٌ , and شَارِدَةٌ ; all opposed to لَفْظَةٌ فَصِيحَةٌ . (Mz, 13th نوع .) And لَيْلٌ حُوشِىٌّ A night that is dark (A, K) and terrible. (A, TA.)