فدفد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes desolate, rough, or elevated terrain. It also extends to concepts of firmness, solidity, and a specific type of sour, thickened milk. Figuratively, it can refer to a strong stride or a woman's name.

Derived headwords

الفَدْفَدnoun

1.
desert/wastelandboth
A desolate plain or wasteland with nothing in it.
2.
rough/hard groundboth
Rough ground characterized by pebbles, or a hard, solid place.
3.
elevated/solid placeboth
An elevated place with firmness or solidity.
4.
level groundclassical
Level ground.

فَدْفَدnoun

1.
elevated/solid placeboth
A place characterized by roughness and elevation.

فَدَافِدnoun

1.
deserts/wastelandsboth
The plural form of 'al-fadfad', referring to desolate plains or wastelands.

الفَدْفَدَةnoun

1.
rustling soundclassical
A sound resembling rustling or a dry rustle.

رجل فَدْفَدadjective

1.
heavy-footed/strong-stridingclassical
A man who treads heavily or firmly on the ground.

فَدْفَدَverb

1.
to stride/run heavilyclassical
To run or move with heavy steps, often when fleeing from a predator or pursuer.

لَبَنٌ هَدْبَدٌ وفَدْفَدٌnoun

1.
sour, thickened milkclassical
Milk that has become sour and thickened.

فَدْفَدname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A proper name for a woman.

Parallel reading

الفلاة التي لا شيء بها

The wasteland which has nothing in it.

هي الأرض الغليظة ذات الحصى

It is the rough ground with pebbles.

المكان الصلب

The solid place.

ترى الحرة السوداء يحمر لونها، ... ويغبر منها كل ريع وفدفد

You see the black lava rock whose color reddens, ... and from it dust rises from every valley and desolate plain.

المكان المرتفع فيه صلابة

The elevated place with firmness.

الأرض المستوية

The level ground.

فلجؤوا إلى فدفد فأحاطوا بهم

So they fled to a desolate place and they surrounded them.

الموضع الذي فيه غلظ وارتفاع

The place which has roughness and elevation.

كان إذا قفل من سفر فمر بفدفد أو نشز كبر ثلاثا

When he returned from a journey and passed by a rough elevation or a high place, he would say 'Allahu Akbar' three times.

وأرمق فدفدها

And I gaze upon its rough terrain.

صوت كالحفيف

A sound like rustling.

شديد الوطء على الأرض

Heavy-footed on the ground.

إذا عدا هاربا من سبع أو عدو

When he runs fleeing from a beast or an enemy.

لبن هدبد وفدفد، وهو الحامض الخاثر

Sour and thickened milk, which is the sour curdled milk.

يقال للبن الثخين فدفد

Thick milk is called 'fadfad'.

وقلت لحاديهن: ويحك غننا ... لجلداء أو بنت الكناني فدفدا

And I said to their camel driver: 'Woe to you, sing to us... for a strong woman or for Fadfada, daughter of Kinana.'