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حكد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of origin, foundation, and a place of refuge or dwelling. It also extends to notions of steadfastness, commitment, and the consequences of actions, particularly in relation to one's origins or commitments.

Derived headwords

مَحْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    originboth

    The fundamental source or beginning of something; the place from which something originates.

  2. 2.
    refugeclassical

    A place of safety and shelter; a refuge or sanctuary.

مَحْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    dwellingclassical

    A place where one lives or resides; a home or abode.

مَحْتَدnoun
  1. 1.
    originclassical

    The lineage or family origin; the source of one's ancestry.

Parallel reading

حبب إلى عبد سوء محكده
The bad master was made to love his origin/foundation.
يضرب له ذلك عند حرصه على ما يهينه ويسوءه
This is said to him when he is eager for what humiliates and displeases him.
رجع إلى محكده إذا فعل شيئا من المعروف ثم رجع عنه
He returned to his origin/commitment when he did something good then retracted from it.
المحكد: الملجأ
Al-Mahkad: The refuge.
ليس الإمام بالشحيح الملحد، ... ولا بوبر بالحجاز مقرد إن ير يوما بالفضاء يصطد، ... أو ينجحر، فالجحر شر محكد
The leader is not stingy or deviating, ... nor is he like a hyrax in Hijaz, if he sees prey in the open, ... or burrows, for the burrow is the worst dwelling.
هو في محكد صدق ومحتد صدق
He is of a true origin and a true lineage.