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حرذن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of lizard, specifically a gecko or a type of lizard resembling a gecko. It can also refer to a camel that has been ridden to exhaustion.

Derived headwords

الحرذونnoun
  1. 1.
    lizard (gecko)both

    A type of lizard, specifically a gecko or a similar small lizard. This is the primary meaning, cited by Sibawayh and explained by Al-Sairafi from Tha'lab.

  2. 2.
    male desert monitorclassical

    It is also said to refer to the male of the desert monitor lizard (ضب).

الحرذون من الإبلnoun
  1. 1.
    exhausted camelclassical

    A camel that has been ridden to the point of extreme exhaustion, with no strength remaining.

حرذونnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureboth

    A small creature, specifically a type of lizard. This is mentioned by Al-Jawhari.

Parallel reading

الحرذون: العظاءة
Al-ḥirḏūn: the lizard.
مثل به سيبويه
Sibawayh used it as an example.
وهي غير التي تقدمت في الدال المهملة
And it is different from the one previously mentioned under the letter Dāl (without a dot).
والحرذون من الإبل: الذي يركب حتى لا تبقى فيه بقية
And al-ḥirḏūn from camels: one that is ridden until no strength remains in it.
الحرذون دويبة
Al-ḥirḏūn is a small creature.
ويقال: هو ذكر الضب
And it is said: it is the male of the desert monitor.