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هدم

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root هدم (h-d-m) primarily concerns the concept of demolition, destruction, and collapse. It extends to meanings of ruin, decay, and things that are broken down or worn out. It also encompasses related ideas like ruinous structures, worn clothing, and even the metaphorical destruction of reputation or bloodlines.

Derived headwords

هَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to demolishboth

    To cause a building or structure to fall down; to destroy it.

  2. 2.
    to destroyboth

    To bring to ruin or destruction; to annihilate.

الهَدْمnoun
  1. 1.
    demolitionboth

    The act or process of demolishing something, especially a building.

  2. 2.
    ruinboth

    A state of destruction or decay; a ruinous condition.

  3. 3.
    collapsed buildingclassical

    A building that has fallen down or is in ruins.

  4. 4.
    worn-out clothingclassical

    Tattered or worn-out garments.

  5. 5.
    bloodlineclassical

    Metaphorically, a shared lineage or bond, implying mutual support and protection.

هَدْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    demolitionboth

    The act of demolishing; destruction.

اِنْهَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseboth

    To fall down or fall in; to crumble.

  2. 2.
    to be demolishedboth

    To be destroyed or brought down.

تَهَدَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseboth

    To fall down or fall in; to crumble.

  2. 2.
    to be demolishedboth

    To be destroyed or brought down.

مُهَدَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    demolishedboth

    Having been demolished or destroyed.

  2. 2.
    ruinedboth

    In a state of ruin or decay.

الهَدْم (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    debrisclassical

    What has collapsed or fallen from the sides of a well into its interior.

  2. 2.
    ruined structureclassical

    A building that has been demolished.

الأَهْدَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    collapse and fallclassical

    The experience of a building collapsing on one or falling into a well or chasm.

الأَهْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    collapsed partclassical

    That which has collapsed from the sides of a well and fallen into it.

الهَدْم (بالسكون)noun
  1. 1.
    demolitionclassical

    The act of demolishing.

  2. 2.
    slain person's bloodclassical

    The blood of a slain person that is considered forfeit or unavenged.

  3. 3.
    graveclassical

    A tomb or burial place.

  4. 4.
    dwellingclassical

    A place of residence; a home.

الهَدْم (بالفتح)noun
  1. 1.
    slain person's bloodclassical

    The blood of a slain person that is considered forfeit or unavenged.

  2. 2.
    ruinclassical

    That which has collapsed or fallen.

الهَدْم (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old, tattered, or patched piece of clothing.

  2. 2.
    patched cloakclassical

    A cloak whose patches have been reinforced.

أَهْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out clothesclassical

    Tattered or old garments.

هَدَمَ الثوبverb
  1. 1.
    to patch a garmentclassical

    To mend or patch a piece of clothing.

هَدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    ruinedclassical

    Broken down or dilapidated, like an old garment.

  2. 2.
    foolishclassical

    A foolish or effeminate man.

مُتَهَدِّمadjective
  1. 1.
    dilapidatedclassical

    Worn out, decrepit, or falling apart.

  2. 2.
    furiousclassical

    Intensely angry or enraged.

مُهَدِّمadjective
  1. 1.
    worn-outclassical

    Tattered or worn out, like a garment.

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainclassical

    A gentle or light rainfall.

  2. 2.
    sum of moneyclassical

    A portion or amount of money.

مَهْدُومnoun
  1. 1.
    thickened milkclassical

    A dish made from milk, similar to yogurt or curd.

مُهَنْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    well-arrangedclassical

    Neatly arranged or prepared; orderly.

الهَيْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterclassical

    Someone who eats a lot.

الهَدِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    strong camelclassical

    A strong or vigorous male camel.

  2. 2.
    female camel in heatclassical

    A female camel that is strongly receptive to the male.

تَهَادَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapse togetherclassical

    To fall down or collapse upon each other.

الهَدَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    seasicknessclassical

    Dizziness or nausea experienced at sea.

هَدَمَ الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    to break someone's backclassical

    To strike someone and break their back.

رجل هَدِمnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish manclassical

    A foolish or incompetent man.

ذو مَهْدَمname
  1. 1.
    a Himyarite kingclassical

    A title for one of the kings of Himyar.

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    push of moneyclassical

    A large amount or push of money.

أَرْض مَهْدُومَةadjective
  1. 1.
    rain-soaked landclassical

    Land that has been rained upon.

Parallel reading

هدمه يهدمه هدما فانهدم وتهدم
He demolished it, he demolishes it, a demolition, so it collapsed and fell down.
الهدم قلع المدر يعني البيوت
Al-hadm is the uprooting of mud bricks, meaning houses.
والفعل اللازم منه الانهدام
And the intransitive verb from it is al-inhiḍām (to collapse).
والنؤي بعد عهده المدهدم يعني الحاجر حول البيت إذا تهدم
And the enclosure after its time, the collapsed one, meaning the wall around the house when it has collapsed.
والهدم، بالتحريك: ما تهدم من نواحي البئر فسقط في جوفها
And al-hadm, with vowelization: what has collapsed from the sides of the well and fallen into its interior.
كأنها هدم في الجفر منقاض
As if it were a collapsing ruin in the cistern.
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الأهدمين
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the two destructive things (collapse and falling into a well).
قيل في تفسيره: هو أن ينهدم على الرجل بناء أو يقع في بئر
It was said in its interpretation: it is for a building to collapse on a man or for him to fall into a well.
وصاحب الهدم شهيد
And the one who dies in a collapse is a martyr.
من هدم بنيان ربه فهو ملعون
Whoever demolishes the structure of his Lord is cursed.
أي من قتل النفس المحرمة لأنها بنيان الله وتركيبه
Meaning, whoever kills a forbidden soul, for it is the structure and composition of God.
بل الدم الدم والهدم الهدم، أنا منكم وأنتم مني
Rather, it is blood for blood and destruction for destruction; I am from you and you are from me.
فالهدم، بالتحريك: القبر يعني أقبر حيث تقبرون
So al-hadm, with vowelization: the grave, meaning I will be buried where you are buried.
وقيل: هو المنزل أي منزلكم منزلي
And it was said: it is the dwelling, meaning your dwelling is my dwelling.
دماؤهم بينهم هدم أي مهدرة
Their blood between them is hadm, meaning forfeit.
دمي دمك وهدمي هدمك
My blood is your blood, and my destruction is your destruction.
ثم الحقي بهدمي ولدمي أي بأصلي وموضعي
Then join my collapsed state and my ruin, meaning my origin and my place.
وسمي منزل الرجل هدما لانهدامه
And a man's dwelling is called hadm because of its collapse.
وهذا في النصرة، والظلم تقول: إن ظلمت فقد ظلمت
And this is in support, and injustice, you say: if I am wronged, then you are wronged.
دما طيبا يا حبذا أنت من دم
Good blood, how excellent you are from blood.
هو الهدم الهدم واللدم اللدم أي حرمتي مع حرمتكم وبيتي مع بيتكم
It is hadm hadm and ladm ladm, meaning my honor is with your honor, and my house is with your house.
إذا حلب الحليب على الحقين جاءت رثيئة مذكرة طيبة، لا فلق ولا ممذقرة سمهجة لينة
When milk is poured onto the two jugs, a good, thick yogurt comes, not separated or diluted, smooth and soft.
وهذا شيء مهندم أي مصلح على مقدار
And this is something muhaddam, meaning prepared to measure.
وإياك والهذم
And beware of al-hadhm (eating quickly).
يريد به الأكل من جوانب القصعة دون وسطها، وهو من الهدم ما تهدم من نواحي البئر
He means by it eating from the sides of the bowl without its center, and it is from al-hadm what collapses from the sides of the well.
والهدمة: المطرة الخفيفة
And al-hadmah: a light rain.
وأرض مهدومة أي ممطورة
And a mardumah land, meaning rained upon.
إذا دعا العند بالأجراس
When the she-camel calls with the bells.
وفلان يتهدم عليك غضبا: مثل بذلك
And so-and-so is collapsing upon you in anger: this is used as an example.
ودماؤهم هدم بينهم، بالتسكين، وهدم، بالتحريك، أي هدر
And their blood between them is hadm, with sukun, and hadm, with vowelization, meaning forfeit.
وتهادم القوم: تهادروا
And the people tahādamū: they mutually agreed.
والهدام: الدوار يصيب الإنسان في البحر
And al-haddām: the dizziness that afflicts a person at sea.
من كانت الدنيا هدمه وسدمه
Whose world is his desire and his passion.
المهدوم من اللبن: الرثيئة
Al-mahdūm from milk: the thickened milk.
لبسنا أهدام البلى
We wore the worn-out clothes of decay.