Core sense — he fell into confusion in an affair from which there was no escapegenerated
1he fell, and they fell, into confusion in their affair, from which there was no escape—فِى حَيْصَ بَيْصَ
Mentioned also in the article بيص.
Also وَقَعُوا; and حيص بِيصَ, which occurs likewise in the article بيص and in a manuscript copy [though this appears to be contradicted by what follows in that work, as will be seen below]; or حِيصِ بِيصِ, according to some copies; and حَيْص بَيْصِ.
Each is pronounced with fatḥ on the first letter of each word and on the last of each; also with kesr on the first of each, as in the article بيص, or on both; and with fatḥ on the first of each and kesr on the last of each.
Sometimes each of the two variants, حَيْص بَيْص and حِيص بِيص, is made fully declinable in the second word, so that one says also حَيْصَ بَيْصٍ, حِيصِ بِيصٍ, and حَيْصِ بَيْصٍ; the copies differ over these forms, two of them giving one form, written حَيْصٍ بَيْصٍ, and one adding حِيصٍ بِيصٍ; for it is said that in all they make six dialectal variants.
According to MF, each of the two variants is sometimes made fully declinable in the first word also, so that one says حَيْصٍ بَيْصٍ and حيصٍ بِيصٍ; but he may have inferred this from what is mentioned later on the authority of ISk, in the article بيص.
And فِى حَاصِ بَاصِ, indeclinable, ending in kesr, the ا being originally ى.
Or: he fell into straitness and difficulty.
حَيْصَ بَيْصَ and حِيصَ بِيصَ are each two nouns made into one, and made indeclinable with fatḥ for their termination, as in the case of جَارِى بَيْتَ بَيْتَ. Or, as some assert, they are two nouns, from حَيْصٌ, meaning the turning away and the retiring, or going back, and بَوْصٌ, meaning the outstripping and the fleeing; and بوص is altered to match حيص, the meaning being an affair, or a case, of any kind, from which one retires, or goes back, and flees.
you have straitened the land to him—جَعَلْتُمُ الأَرْضَ عَلَيْهِ حَيْصَ بَيْصَ
Also حِيصَ بِيصَ, in the article بيص, and حَيْصًا بَيْصًا, with fatḥ on each, and حِيصًا بِيصًا, with kesr on each, not compounded.
you think the land is straitened to me, so that I may not act as I please in it—إِنَّكَ لَتَحْسِبُ عَلَىَّ الأَرْضَ حَيْصًا بَيْصًا
That is, so that he may not act as he pleases in it; or so that he may not travel in it in search of sustenance, nor work as he would to make gain.
Or, as some say, حيصِ بيصِ [that is, حَيْصِ بَيْصِ or حِيصِ بِيصِ].
1.1the hole of a rat or mouse—حَيْصَ بَيْصَ
Mentioned in the article بيص.
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, (AA, S, A, and K in art. بيص ,) and وَقَعُوا , (S,) فِى حَيْصَ بَيْصَ , (S, A, and K ubi suprà,) and حيص بِيصَ , (S in this art. and in art. بيص ; and so in the CK ubi suprà, and in a MS. copy of the K, [though app. contradicted by what follows in that work, as will be seen below,] or حِيصِ بِيصِ , (K ubi suprà, accord. to some copies, and so in the TA,) and حَيْص بَيْصِ , (K ubi suprà,) with fet-h to the first [letter] of each and to the last of each, (K ubi suprà,) and with kesr to the first of each, (S in art. بيص ,) or to both, and with fet-h to the first of each and kesr to the last of each; and sometimes each of the two [vars., namely, حَيْص بَيْص and حِيص بِيص ,] is made perfectly decl. in the second [word], (K ubi suprà,) [so that you say also حَيْصَ بَيْصٍ , and حِيصِ بِيصٍ , and حَيْصِ بَيْصٍ ; (though the copies of the K differ in respect of these forms, two, for instance, giving one form, which is written حَيْصٍ بَيْصٍ , and one adding حِيصٍ بِيصٍ ;) for it is said,] the whole make six dial. vars.; and, accord. to MF, each of the two [vars.] is sometimes made perfectly decl. in the first [word] also, [so that you say حَيْصٍ بَيْصٍ , and حيصٍ بِيصٍ ,] but this he may have inferred from what will be afterwards mentioned on the authority of ISk, (TA in art. بيص ,) and فِى حَاصِ بَاصِ , (K ubi suprà,) indecl., with kesr for the termination, the ا being [originally] ى ; (TA ubi suprà;) He fell, (S, K,) and they fell, (S,) into confusion in respect of their case, or affair, from which there was no escape for them: (S and K ubi suprà:) or into straitness and difficulty: (S:) حَيْصَ بَيْصَ and حِيصَ بِيصَ are each two nouns made into one, and made indecl. with fet-h for their termination, as in the instance of جَارِى بَيْتَ بَيْتَ : or, as some assert, they are two nouns, from حَيْصٌ meaning the “ turning away, ” and “ retiring, ” or “ going back, ” and بَوْصٌ meaning the “ outstripping, ” and “ fleeing; ” and بوص is altered to assimilate it to حيص ; and the meaning is, an affair, or a case, of any kind, from which one retires, or goes back, and flees. (S.) You say also, جَعَلْتُمُ الأَرْضَ عَلَيْهِ حَيْصَ بَيْصَ , (S and K, both in art. بيص ,) or حِيصَ بِيصَ , (S ubi suprà,) and حَيْصًا بَيْصًا , (ISk, and K ubi suprà,) with fet-h to each, and حِيصًا بِيصًا , with kesr to each, not compounded, (ISk, and TA ubi suprà,) Ye have straitened [the earth, or land,] to him, (S and K ubi suprà,) so that he may not act as he pleases therein: (K:) or so that he may not travel therein in search of sustenance, nor employ himself as he would to make gain. (Nh.) And إِنَّكَ لَتَحْسِبُ عَلَىَّ الأَرْضَ حَيْصًا بَيْصًا , or, as some say, حيصِ بيصِ , [i. e., حَيْصِ بَيْصِ or حِيصِ بِيصِ , meaning, Verily thou thinkest the earth to be straitened to me, so that I may not act as I please therein: &c.] (S.) حَيْصَ بَيْصَ also signifies The hole of the rat or mouse. (TA in art. بيص .)