وخد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific gait or pace of camels and other animals, characterized by a wide stride and speed. It also extends to a place name.

Derived headwords

وَخَدَverb

1.
to stride widelyboth
To move with a wide, extended stride, particularly referring to the gait of a camel.
2.
to move quicklyboth
To move at a fast pace, covering ground rapidly.
3.
to move like ostrichesclassical
To move with legs extended, similar to the gait of an ostrich.

وَخْدٌnoun

1.
wide-striding gaitboth
A specific type of gait for camels, characterized by a wide and extended stride.
2.
fast paceboth
A swift and rapid manner of movement.

الوخد: ضرب من سير الإبل، وهو سعة الخطو في المشي — The wakhd: a type of camel's gait, which is the wideness of the stride in walking.

خَدِيٌّnoun

1.
wide-striding gaitclassical
A term synonymous with 'wakhd', referring to a wide and extended stride in camel locomotion.

ومثله الخدي لغتان — And the khadi is two linguistic variants of it.

وَخَدَانًاnoun

1.
swiftness of strideclassical
The act of moving with a fast and wide stride; a form of rapid locomotion.

ووخد البعير يخد وخدا ووخدانا: أسرع ووسع الخطو — And the camel moved swiftly and widely in stride, covering ground rapidly.

وَاحِدٌadjective

1.
wide-stridingclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that moves with a wide and extended stride.

وبعير واخد ووخاد — And a camel that strides widely and is swift.

وَخَّادٌadjective

1.
swift-stridingclassical
An adjective describing an animal that moves with a very wide and fast stride.

وبعير واخد ووخاد — And a camel that strides widely and is swift.

ظَلِيمٌ وَخَّادٌnoun

1.
swift-striding ostrichclassical
A description of an ostrich that moves with a wide and rapid gait.

وظليم وخاد — And a swift-striding ostrich.

تَخِدُّverb

1.
to stride widelyboth
The present tense form of 'wakhada', indicating the action of moving with a wide stride.

رأى قوما تخد بهم رواحلهم — He saw people whose mounts were striding widely with them.

وَخْدَةٌname

1.
Wakhdah (place name)classical
A name of a fortified village in Khaybar, known for its palm trees.

وفي حديث خيبر ذكر وخدة، هو بفتح الواو وسكون الخاء: قرية من قرى خيبر الحصينة بها نخل — And in the account of Khaybar, Wakhdah was mentioned, which is with a fatha on the waw and sukoon on the kha: a village among the strong villages of Khaybar, with palm trees.

Parallel reading

الوخد: ضرب من سير الإبل، وهو سعة الخطو في المشي

The wakhd: a type of camel's gait, which is the wideness of the stride in walking.

ومثله الخدي لغتان

And the khadi is two linguistic variants of it.

يقال: وخدت الناقة تخد وخدا

It is said: the she-camel strode widely, moving with a wide stride.

فما وخدت بمثلك ذات غرب، ... حطوط في الزمام، ولا لحون

She did not stride with one like you, possessing a wide stride, ... nor was she restrained by the reins, nor did she falter.

ووخد البعير يخد وخدا ووخدانا: أسرع ووسع الخطو

And the camel moved swiftly and widely in stride, covering ground rapidly.

وقيل: رمى بقوائمه كمشي النعام

And it was said: it extended its legs like the gait of ostriches.

وبعير واخد ووخاد وظليم وخاد

And a camel that strides widely and is swift, and a swift-striding ostrich.

ووخد الفرس: ضرب من سيره؛ حكاه كراع ولم يحده

And the horse's wakhd: a type of its gait; Kura' narrated it but did not define it.

رأى قوما تخد بهم رواحلهم

He saw people whose mounts were striding widely with them.

الوخد ضرب من سير الإبل سريع

The wakhd is a type of fast camel gait.

وفي حديث خيبر ذكر وخدة، هو بفتح الواو وسكون الخاء: قرية من قرى خيبر الحصينة بها نخل

And in the account of Khaybar, Wakhdah was mentioned, which is with a fatha on the waw and sukoon on the kha: a village among the strong villages of Khaybar, with palm trees.