maṣdarهِيْئَةٌmuḍāriʿيَهَآءُ
Core sense — he was of good form or appearance; he longed for himgenerated
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Muḍāriʿ يَهَآءُ and يَهِيْءُ; the latter is not of respectable authority. Maṣdar هَيْئَةٌ.
He was, or became, of good, or goodly, form or appearance, or had the other properties denoted by the term هَيْئَة.
1.1.1the same, accord. to the K—هَيُؤَ
But see below.
1.1.2excellent, or how excellent, is he in his form or appearance!—هَيُؤَ
Accord. to IHsh and others, this is the only verb of this form whose middle radical letter is ى.
Accord. to the K it is synonymous with هَآءَ in the sense given above.
IJ, however, states that it has a superlative sense, and that it is to be classed with قَضُوَ "excellent [or how excellent ] is he in his judging!" and رَمُوَ "excellent [or how excellent] is he in his throwing, or shooting!"
He says too that it is, like قَضُوَ [and رَمُوَ], invariable as to person, tense, and mood.
He observes that, as a verb of the measure فَعُلَ is formed from one whose final radical letter is ى [as قَضُوَ and رَمُوَ from قَضَى and رَمَى], so this one is formed on the same measure from a verb whose middle radical letter is ى; and that it is invariable as to person, tense, and mood because, in its superlative sense, it resembles the class of verbs of wonder, and also نِعْمَ and بِئْسَ.
He further remarks that the Arabs have avoided forming a verb of the measure فَعُلَ, variable as to person, tense, and mood, from one whose middle radical letter is ى, fearing to make what is hard to pronounce still harder; for in that case they would have to say أَبُوعُ بُعْتُ and بُوعَا. And, as would also happen if a variable verb of the same measure were formed from one whose final radical letter is ى, the change of ى into و, which is harder to pronounce, would then become frequent.
1.1.3he desired, longed for, or longed to see, him or it—هَآءَ إِلَيْهِ
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, aor. يَهَآءُ and يَهِيْءُ , (K; the latter not of respectable authority, Lh;) inf. n. هَيْئَةٌ , He was, or became, of good, or goodly, form or appearance, or other properties denoted by the term هَيْئَة , q. v. (K.) [ هَيُؤَ , accord. to the K, signifies the same: but see below.] هَيُؤَ , accord. to IHsh and others, the only verb of this form whose medial radical letter is ى : (MF:) accord. to the K, syn. with هَآءَ , in a sense indicated above: but IJ states that it has a superlative sense; that it is to be classed with قَضُوَ “ excellent [or how excellent (see بَطُؤَ voce بُطَآنَ )] is he in his judging! ” and رَمُوَ “ excellent [or how excellent] is he in his throwing, or shooting! ” [wherefore it signifies Excellent, or how excellent, is he in his form or appearance! &c.;] and that it is, like قَضُوَ [and رَمُوَ ], invariable [as to person, tense, and mood]. He observes that, as a verb of the measure فَعُلَ is formed from one whose final radical letter is ى , [as قَضُوَ and رَمُوَ from قَضَى and رَمَى ,] so is this formed on the same measure from a verb whose medial radical letter is ى : and that it is invariable [as to person, tense, and mood,] because of its resemblance, in its superlative sense, to the class of verbs of wonder, and to نِعْمَ and بِئْسَ . He further remarks, that they [the Arabs] have abstained from forming a verb on the measure فَعُلَ [variable as to person, tense, and mood,] from one whose medial radical letter is ى , fearing to make what is difficult to pronounce still more so; for in that case they would be obliged to say أَبُوعُ بُعْتُ , and بُوعَا ; and, as would also happen if a variable verb of the same measure were formed from one whose final radical letter is ى , the change of ى into و , which is more difficult to pronounce, would thus become frequent. (TA.) هَآءَ إِلَيْهِ , aor. يَهَآءُ , inf. n. هِيْئَةٌ , He desired, longed for, longed to see, him or it. (K.)