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هذذ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes rapid cutting, severing, or slicing. It extends to rapid recitation or narration, and also signifies a sequence of actions, particularly cutting or drinking.

Derived headwords

هَذَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cut quicklyboth

    To cut something swiftly and sharply.

  2. 2.
    to recite rapidlyboth

    To recite or narrate something, especially scripture or speech, at a fast pace.

هَذَذٌnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting swiftly and sharply.

  2. 2.
    rapid readingclassical

    The act of reciting or reading quickly.

هَذَاذٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpclassical

    Describing a blade or tool that is sharp and effective for cutting.

  2. 2.
    distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far away and difficult to reach.

هَذَاذَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpnessclassical

    The quality of being sharp, particularly of a blade.

هَذَاذِيكَparticle
  1. 1.
    cut after cutclassical

    Indicates a sequence of cuts or actions, one after another.

  2. 2.
    drink after drinkclassical

    Indicates a sequence of drinking, one cup after another.

  3. 3.
    stop!classical

    An imperative used to tell people to cease an action or behavior.

هَذَاذِيكَnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting of the matterclassical

    An interpretation suggesting it means to sever or cut off the affair or command of the people.

هَذَاذِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    Describing a blade that is very sharp and cuts effectively.

هَذْهَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    To cut with a sword.

هَذْهَاذٌadjective
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    Describing a sword that is very sharp and cuts effectively.

  2. 2.
    distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far and difficult to traverse.

هَذْهَاذَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting with a sword.

هَذْهَاهَذٌadjective
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    Describing a sword that is extremely sharp and cuts well.

اِهْتَذَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cut offclassical

    To cut something off, often implying a swift severing.

Parallel reading

الهذ والهذذ: سرعة القطع وسرعة القراءة
Al-hathth and al-haththath: swiftness of cutting and swiftness of reading.
هذ القرآن يهذه هذا
He recites the Quran rapidly, he recites it this way.
هو يهذ القرآن هذا، ويهذ الحديث هذا أي يسرده
He recites the Quran rapidly, and he narrates the Hadith rapidly, meaning he recounts it swiftly.
وأنشد: كهذ الأشاءة بالمخلب
And he recited: like the swift tearing of the desert plants with a claw.
وإزميل هذ وهذوذ أي حاد
And a chisel that is hathth and hathuth, meaning sharp.
أهذا كهذ الشعر؟
Is this like the rapid recitation of poetry?
أراد أتهذ القرآن هذا فتسرع فيه كما تسرع في قراءة الشعر
He meant: 'Do you recite the Quran rapidly, thus rushing through it as one rushes through reading poetry?'
وشفرة هذوذ: قاطعة
And a hathuth blade: cutting.
وسكين هذوذ: قطاع
And a hathuth knife: a slicer.
وضربا هذاذيك أي هذا بعد هذ، يعني قطعا بعد قطع
And strike hathathik, meaning one strike after another, meaning cutting after cutting.
هذاذيك حتى أنفد الدن أجمعا
Hathathik until he exhausted the entire waterskin.
هذاذيك هذا بعد هذ أي شربا بعد شرب
Hathathik, meaning drinking after drinking.
هذاذيك وهجاجيك، على تقدير الاثنين
Hathathik and hajajik, in the dual estimation.
هذاذيك حتى ليس للبرد لابس
Hathathik until there is no one to wear the garment.
اهتذ عرشيه الحسام المذكر
The masculine sword has severed its two thrones.
هذه بالسيف هذا: قطعه كهذأه
This cutting with the sword, it cuts like this, like hath'ah.
وسيف هذهاذ وهذاهذ: قطاع
And a hath'ath sword and a hathahath: a slicer.
وقرب هذهاذ: بعيد صعب
And a hath'ath well: distant and difficult.