حَضَأَ النَّارَ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) aor. ـَ {يَحْضَأُ}, (Ḳ,) He lighted, or kindled, the fire; or made it to burn, burn up, burn brightly or fiercely, blaze, or flame: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or he opened it, (Ḳ,) i. e. stirred it, (TA,) in order that it might blaze, or flame; as alsoاحتضأها↓. (Ḳ.) It is also without ء. (Ṣ. [See art. حضو.])

حَضَأَتِ النَّارُ The fire became lighted or kindled; or it burned, burned up,, &c. (Ḳ.)

أَبْيَضُ حَضِىْءٌ, (Ḳ,) so accord. to the correct copies of the Ḳ, but in some copies حَضِىٌّ, (TA,) Very white. (Ḳ.)

مِحْضَأٌ A stick, or piece of wood, with which a fire is stirred; as also مَحْضَآءٌ; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) the latter accord. to those who pronounce the verb without ء. (Ṣ.)