حذو

حِذَاآءٌ ذ A sandal, or sole; syn. نَعْلٌ; (S, Msb, TA;) vulgarly called حذوة: (TA [there written without any syll. signs]:) pl. أَحْذِيَةٌ. (Msb.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) The sole of a camel's foot and of the hoof of a horse (S, Msb, TA) or similar beast; (Msb;) as being likened to a نَعْل. (TA.) Hence the saying in a trad., (S, * Msb, * TA,) respecting a stray she-camel, (Msb, TA,) مَعَهَا حِذَاؤُهَا وَسِقَاؤُهَا (S, Msb, TA) (assumed tropical:) With her are her foot, with which she may defend herself from the smaller beasts of prey, and [ her stomach, which, by her replenishing it, affords her means of long] endurance of the want of water: (Msb:) [or] it means that she has ability to traverse the land and to go to water. (TA.) ― -b3- (assumed tropical:) A wife; because she is مَوْطُوْءَة, like the نَعْل. (TA.) -A2- Also, [originally an inf. n.,] i. q. اـِزَاآءٌ [The front, as meaning the part, place, or location, that is over against, opposite, facing, fronting, or in front ]. (S, K.) One says, جَلَسَ بِحِذَائِهِ [ He sat in the place over against, opposite to, facing, or fronting, him; or simply he sat over against, &c.]. (S.) And هُوَ حِذَاآءَكَ and ↓ حِذْوَتَكَ and ↓ حِذَتَكَ [in the CK, erroneously, حِذْوَتُكَ and حِذْيُكَ,] and ↓ مُحَاذَاكَ [ He, or it, is over against, opposite to, facing, or fronting, thee ]; (K;) and ↓ هو حُذَيَّاكَ; i. e. بِاـِزَائِكَ. (K in art. حذى.) And دَارِى حِذَاآءَ (S) and ↓ حِذْوَةَ داره (S, K) and داره ↓ حُذْوَةَ (S) and داره ↓ حِذَةَ (S, K) and داره ↓ حَذْوَ and داره ↓ حِذْوَةُ and داره ↓ حِذَةُ and داره ↓ حَذْوُ (K) i. e. اـِزَاآءَهَا [ My house is over against, &c., his house ]; (K;) and [so] بِحِذَاآءِ داره. (Msb.) And ↓ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ and حِذَاآءَ اذنيه [ He raised his hands over against, or opposite to, not higher than, his ears ]: (Mgh, * Msb:) both are correct expressions. (Mgh.) [Hence, عَلَى حِذَاآءٍ وَاحِدٍ Corresponding to, or matching, one another; uniformly disposed. ] -A3- See also art. حذى.