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هدبد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes thick, curdled, or sour milk. It also extends to meanings related to eye ailments, specifically a type of cloudiness or weakness of vision, and can refer to a type of tree resin.

Derived headwords

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick curdled milkboth

    Refers to milk that has become very thick and curdled.

  2. 2.
    Sour curdled milkboth

    Specifically denotes milk that is both sour and curdled.

  3. 3.
    Eye ailmentclassical

    A condition affecting the eyes, described as a cloudiness or film.

  4. 4.
    Weakness of sightclassical

    A general term for poor or diminished eyesight.

  5. 5.
    Tree resinclassical

    The black resin that oozes from trees.

الهدابدnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick curdled milkboth

    An alternative plural or form for very thick, curdled milk.

هدبدadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak-sightedclassical

    Describing a person who has poor eyesight.

هدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Cloudiness in the eyeclassical

    A specific type of film or cloudiness that appears in the eye.

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Dimness of visionclassical

    A condition characterized by dimness or weakness of sight.

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Short-sightednessclassical

    A condition of poor vision, possibly referring to short-sightedness.

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Eye filmclassical

    A film or opacity that forms on the eye.

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Tree gumclassical

    The black gum or resin that drips from trees.

الهدبدnoun
  1. 1.
    Weaknessclassical

    A general term for weakness, possibly related to sight or physical condition.

Parallel reading

الهدبد والهدابد: اللبن الخاثر جدا.
Al-hudbud and al-hadābid: very thick curdled milk.
وهو الحامض الخاثر
And it is the sour curdled [milk].
وهو أيضا عمش يكون في العينين
And it is also a cloudiness that occurs in the eyes.
وقيل: الهدبد الخفش
And it was said: al-hudbud is al-khufsh (dimness of sight).
وقيل: هو ضعف البصر.
And it was said: it is weakness of sight.
ورجل هدبد: ضعيف البصر
And a man hudbud: weak-sighted.
وبعينه هدبد أي عمش
And in his eye is hudbud, meaning cloudiness.
إنه لا يبرئ داء الهدبد
It does not cure the ailment of al-hudbud.
المفضل: الهدبد الشبكرة، وهو العشاء يكون في العين
Al-Mufaddal: al-hudbud is al-shabkarah, which is the dimness that occurs in the eye.
يقال: بعينه هدبد.
It is said: in his eye is hudbud.
والهدبد: الصمغ الذي يسيل من الشجر أسود.
And al-hudbud: the black gum that flows from the trees.