crowd, gathering, concentration

, aor. (A, Msb, K) and , (Msb, K,) inf. n. حَشْدٌ, (A, Msb, K,) He collected together (A, Msb, K) people, or a company of men. (A, Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] بِتُّ فِى لَيْلَةٍ تَحْشُدُ عَلَىَّ الهُمُومَ (tropical:) [I passed a night that brought anxieties crowding together upon me]. (A, TA.) -A2- حَشَدُوا, (S, A, Msb,) aor. , inf. n. حَشْدٌ, (S,) or حُشُودٌ; (A;) and ↓ احتشدوا, and ↓ تحشّدوا; (S, A;) They collected themselves together, or assembled, (S, A, Msb,) and came round about (حَفُّوا [but see what follows]) aiding one another: (A:) or حَشَدُوا signifies they were prompt, or active, [instead of حَفُّوا, in the K, I read خَفُّوا, as in the L,] in aiding one another: or they complied quickly, when called, or summoned: (L, K:) the verb is thus generally used in relation to a collective number: seldom in relation to one: (L:) or they collected themselves together, or assembled, for one thing or affair; as also ↓ احشدوا, and ↓ احتشدوا, and ↓ تحاشدوا. (L, K.) And حشدوا عَلَيْهِ, (L,) and عَلَيْهِ ↓ تحاشدوا, They collected themselves together, aiding one another against him. (A.) And القَوْمُ لِفُلَانٍ ↓ احتشد The people, or party, collected themselves together to such a one, and prepared, equipped, or furnished, themselves [for action]. (TA.) ― -b2- حَشَدُوا لَهُ They combined for him, [or on his account,] and took pains, or exerted themselves, in treating him with courtesy and honour; and so حَفَلُوا لَهُ. (Fr, L.) And They showed honour, and gave a hospitable entertainment, to him; namely, a guest. (L.)

see 1.

see 1.

see 1, in two places.

see 1, in three places. ― -b2- احتشد لَهُ فِى كَذَا He prepared himself for him [in such a case, or in such an affair]. (A.) ― -b3- احتشد فِى الضِّيَافَةِ and لِلضِّيَافَةِ He strove, laboured, or exerted himself, in, and for, the entertainment of a guest or guests. (A.)

, (S, K,) originally an inf. n., (S,) and ↓ حَشَدٌ, (K,) An assembly, or a collected or congregated body or party, (S, K,) of men. (S.)

: see what next precedes.

One who does not leave [unemployed] any endeavour or aid or property that he possesses; as also ↓ مُحْتَشِدٌ; (L, K;) and ↓ حَاشِدٌ, pl. حُشُدٌ. (L.) ― -b2- وَادٍ حشِدٌ A valley similar to land such as is termed حَشَادٌ: (K:) a valley which a small and an inconsiderable quantity of water causes to flow. (TA.)

Land that does not flow with water save in consequence of much rain: (S:) or in consequence of [lasting, or continuous, rain, such as is termed] دِيمَة: (K:) or that flows with water in consequence of the least rain; (ISk, M, K;) as also زَهَادٌ and شَحَاحٌ and نَزِلَةٌ: (ISk:) or such as is the quickest to flow with water: (AA in a marginal note in a copy of the S:) or حَشَادٌ signifies a water-course of which the ground is hard, quickly flowing with water, having many minor water-courses (شِعَاب) pouring into its bed and uniting one with another. (ISh.)

[A people collecting themselves together, or assembling, &c. (see 1)]: pl. حُشَّدٌ, occurring in a trad., followed by وُفَّدٌ. (L.) ― -b2- جَآءَ فُلَانٌ حَافِلًا حَاشِدًا and ↓ مُحْتَفِلًا مُحْتَشِدًا Such a one came [full of energy,] prepared, furnished, equipped, or accoutred. (S.) See also حَشِدٌ.

A man with whom is an assembly, or a collected body, or party, of men: (L:) or one to whom others collect themselves together; who is served, or waited on: (A:) or obeyed by others, (S, K,) among his people, (TA,) and whom they are prompt [instead of يَحِفُّونَ, in most of the copies of the K, I read يَخِفُّونَ, as in others and in the S,] to serve, (S, K,) and to whom they collect themselves together. (TA.)

Places where people are collected to go forth: or it is a pl. of حَشْدٌ, contr. to rule, like مَشَابِهُ [pl. of شَبَهٌ] and مَلامِحُ [pl. of لَمْحَةٌ]. (L from a trad.) [See مَخَاطِبُ.]