حدو

حَادٍ حاد حادي Driving or a driver [of camels; or urging or exciting them, or one who urges or excites them, by singing to them: see 1]: (Mgh:) pl. حُدَاةٌ. (TA.) You say رَجُلٌ حَادٍ, and ↓ حَدَّاآءٌ [which latter is an intensive epithet]. (K.) ― -b2- It is also applied to a [wild] he-ass, as meaning Driving before him his she-asses. (S, * TA.) He is said to be حَادِى ثَلَاثٍ [ A driver before him of three she-asses], (S, TA,) and حَادِى ثَمَانٍ [ a driver before him of eight she-asses]. (TA.) ― -b3- حَادِى النَّجْمِ [lit. The driver, or urger, of the asterism ] means الدَّبَرَانُ [i. e. (assumed tropical:) the Hyades; or the five chief stars thereof; or the brightest star thereof, a of Taurus ]: (TA:) and so حَادِى النُّجُومِ [lit. the driver, or urger, of the stars ]. (S voce مِجْدَحٌ.) ― -b4- الحَوَادِى [pl. of the fem. الحَادِيَةُ] means (assumed tropical:) The hind legs; because they follow the fore legs. (K.) And (assumed tropical:) The latter or hinder, or the last, or hindmost, parts or portions of anything. (Az, TA.) ― -b5- حَادٍ is also the act. part. n. of حَدَا as syn. with تحدّى; and thus means Aiming at a thing; &c. (AA, TA.) -A2- حَادِىَ عَشَرَ, &c.: see art. وحد.