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حود

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of visiting, returning, or attending to something repeatedly or intermittently. It describes the act of coming and going, or checking on something over time.

Derived headwords

حَاوَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to visit repeatedlyboth

    To visit someone or something intermittently, coming back over a period of time.

  2. 2.
    to attend toclassical

    To look after, care for, or attend to something or someone, often implying repeated engagement.

مُحَاوَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    repeated visitingclassical

    The act of visiting repeatedly or intermittently.

  2. 2.
    repeated attendanceclassical

    The act of attending to or caring for something over time.

حَوَدَname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly a given name or a place name.

Parallel reading

الحمى تحاوده أي تعهده
The fever attends to it, meaning it visits it repeatedly.
وهو يحاودنا بالزيارة أي يزورنا بين الأيام
And he visits us repeatedly, meaning he visits us between days.