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هذء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of cutting, severing, or destroying something. It extends to verbal abuse, corruption, and the act of excessive or erroneous speech.

Derived headwords

هَذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something into pieces, implying a thorough or severe cutting.

  2. 2.
    to destroyclassical

    To annihilate or exterminate an enemy.

هَذْءnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting or severing.

هَذَّاءadjective
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    A sword that is sharp and cuts effectively.

هَذَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to annihilateclassical

    To destroy or exterminate an enemy.

تَهَذَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become corruptclassical

    A wound becoming corrupted, rotten, and breaking apart.

تَذَيَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become corruptclassical

    A wound becoming corrupted, rotten, and breaking apart.

Parallel reading

هَذَأَه بالسيف وغيره يهذؤه هذءا: قطعه قطعا أوحى من الهذ.
He cut him with a sword and other things, cutting him severely, more than mere cutting.
وسيف هذاء: قاطع.
And a sword is 'hadhaa'' (cutting): sharp.
وهذأ العدو هذءا: أبارهم وأفناهم.
And he annihilated the enemy, destroying them and making them extinct.
وهذأ الكلام إذا أكثر منه في خطإ.
And he spoke excessively if he spoke much in error.
وهذأه بلسانه هذءا: آذاه وأسمعه ما يكره.
And he harmed him with his tongue, causing him pain and making him hear what he disliked.
وتَهَذَّأَت القرحة تهذؤا وتذيأت تذيؤا: فسدت وتقطعت.
And the wound became corrupted, festering and breaking apart, becoming rotten and severed.
وهذأت اللحم بالسكين هذءا إذا قطعته به.
And she cut the meat with the knife, cutting it with it.