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حَثِيثٌ حثيث , in the sense of حَاثَّةٌ, A woman inciting, exciting, urging, or instigating. (TA.) ― -b2- And in the sense of مَحْثُوثَةٌ, A woman incited, excited, urged, or instigated. (TA.) [So, too, a man.] ― -b3- And [hence,] A sharp man, quick in his affair; as though his soul incited him; as also ↓ حَثُوثٌ . (TA.) ― -b4- And Quick, or swift; as also ↓ حَثُوثٌ and ↓ حَثْحَاثٌ and ↓ حُثْحُوثٌ : (K:) pl. of the first حِثَاثٌ. (L.) You say فَرَسٌ حَثِيثُ السَّيْرِ [A horse quick, or swift, of pace]. (A.) And مَضَى حَثِيثًا (A, Msb) He passed, or went away, quickly, or swiftly. (Msb.) And وَلَّى حَثِيثًا He retreated quickly and eagerly. (S.) And قَرَبٌحَثْحَاثٌ i. e. [A] quick [night-journey to water], in which is no flagging: (S:) or [a] hard [nightjourney to water]; as also ثَحْثَاحٌ and حَذْحَاذٌ. (TA.) And ↓ خِمْسٌ حَثْحَاثٌ i. e. [A journey in which the second and third and fourth days are without water,] in which is no flagging; as also حَذْ حَاذٌ: or long and fatiguing, in which is no flagging; as also قَعْقَاعٌ. (TA.) And ↓ حَيَّةٌ حَثْحَاثٌ A serpent that is in constant motion. (TA.) ― -b5- نَوْمٌ حَثِيثُ Light sleep. (IDrst, TA.) [See also حَثَاثٌ.]

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