حَصَاةٌ

n. un. of حَصًى [q. v.]. (S, Msb, K.)

Also [A stone in the bladder or kidneys: or] a hardening of the urine in the bladder so that it becomes like a pebble, or small stone. (K.)

حَصَاةُ مِسْكٍ A hard piece that is found in the vesicle of musk: (S, TA:) or any piece of musk. (Lth, TA.)

-A2- Intelligence, or understanding, (S, K,) and judgment, or mental perception; (K;) as also أَصَاةٌ. (TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ ذُو حَصَاهٍ Such a one possesses intelligence, or understanding, (S, TA,) and judgment, or mental perception: (TA:) [or] is prudent, or discreet, and wont to conceal his secret. (As, TA.) Or حَصَاةٌ was used by the Arabs not as meaning intelligence, or understanding; but as meaning Gravity, staidness, and forbearance, or clemency. (Har p. 537.) And حَصَاةُ اللِّسَانِ means Gravity, or staidness, in respect of the tongue. (TA.)

-A3- The act of numbering, counting, calculating, reckoning, or computing: a subst. from الإِحْصَاءُ. (Az, IB, TA.)