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هوذ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of bird, specifically a female sandgrouse, and its name. It also extends to a plant and a personal name derived from the bird.

Derived headwords

الهوذةnoun
  1. 1.
    female sandgrouseboth

    The female sandgrouse. Some scholars specifically assigned this term to the female, and a man was named after it.

  2. 2.
    type of birdclassical

    A type of bird, distinct from the sandgrouse.

هوذةname
  1. 1.
    personal nameclassical

    A male personal name derived from the name of the female sandgrouse.

هوذnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of هوذةboth

    The plural form of 'hawdhah', referring to sandgrouse, formed by dropping the extra letter.

الهاذةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of treeclassical

    A tree characterized by straight branches and no leaves. Its plural is 'al-haadh'. However, the more common term in the context of trees is 'al-haadh'.

الهاذnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of الهاذةclassical

    The plural form of 'al-haadhah', referring to the type of tree.

Parallel reading

الهوذة: القطاة الأنثى
Al-hawdhah: the female sandgrouse.
وفي الصحاح: هوذة القطاة
And in Al-Sahah: hawdhah of the sandgrouse.
وبها سمي الرجل هوذة
And by it, the man was named Hawdhah.
من يلق هوذة يسجد غير متئب ... إذا تعمم فوق التاج أو وضعا
Whoever encounters Hawdhah prostrates, without hesitation... when he wears a turban over the crown or takes it off.
والجمع هوذ على طرح الزائد
And the plural is 'huwadh' by dropping the extra letter.
من الهوذ كدراء السراة، ولونها ... خصيف كلون الحيقطان المسيح
From the sandgrouse are the grey ones of the mountain range, and their color... is mottled like the color of the watered hyacinth.
وقيل: هوذة ضرب من الطير غيرها
And it was said: Hawdhah is a type of bird, different from it (the sandgrouse).
والهاذة: شجرة لها أغصان سبطة لا ورق لها
And Al-haadhah: a tree that has straight branches and no leaves.
وجمعها الهاذ
And its plural is Al-haadh.
والمحفوظ في باب الأشجار الحاذ
And what is preserved in the chapter of trees is Al-haadh.