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هذلم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of fast, somewhat awkward, or striding gait. It also encompasses the act of moving quickly, particularly in a stealthy or hurried manner.

Derived headwords

الهذلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast walkingboth

    Walking at a high speed.

  2. 2.
    Striding gaitclassical

    A gait characterized by a cramped and close-stepping manner.

هذلمverb
  1. 1.
    To walk fastboth

    To walk with speed.

  2. 2.
    To strideclassical

    To walk with a cramped and close-stepping gait.

الهذملةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast walkingboth

    Similar to الهذلمة, referring to walking at a high speed.

Parallel reading

الهذلمة: مشي في سرعة.
Al-hadhlama: walking at speed.
والهذلمة: مشية فيها قرمطة وتقارب؛
And al-hadhlama: a gait with crampedness and closeness of steps;
قد هذلم السارق بعد العتمه،
The thief walked fast after nightfall,
أي هذلمه
meaning he walked fast
والهذملة: كالهذلمة.
And al-hadhmala: is like al-hadhlama.