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شردخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of wideness or breadth, specifically in the context of feet. It describes something as broad or wide.

Derived headwords

شَرۡدَاخadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-footedclassical

    Describing a person with wide feet.

شَرۡدَاخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    wideclassical

    Describing a foot as being wide.

شَرۡدَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-footedclassical

    An alternative form, referring to wide feet, noted by Abu Sahl.

Parallel reading

رجل شرداخ القدمين: عريضهما
A man with wide feet: meaning their breadth.
وفي النوادر: قدم شرداخة أي عريضة
And in al-Nawadir: a wide foot, meaning broad.
وفي بعض حواشي نسخ الصحاح قال أبو سهل: الذي أحفظه شرداح القدم، بالحاء المهملة.
And in some marginal notes of al-Sihah manuscripts, Abu Sahl said: What I remember is 'shardaah al-qadam', with the unpointed ha.