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هذءه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the idea of cutting, breaking, or destruction. It extends to causing harm or distress to someone, and also to the decay or ruin of things, particularly wounds or livestock.

Derived headwords

هَذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something into pieces.

  2. 2.
    to destroyclassical

    To destroy enemies or adversaries.

  3. 3.
    to distressboth

    To make someone hear what is unpleasant or hateful.

  4. 4.
    to fall apartclassical

    Used for camels whose hooves or feet fall off.

هَذِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To perish or be destroyed, especially from cold.

تَهَذَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to decayboth

    For a wound to become corrupted, broken, and decayed.

الهَذَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spadeclassical

    A tool used for digging or scraping, like a spade or trowel.

Parallel reading

قطعه قطعا
to cut it into pieces
أوحى من الهذ
to cut it into pieces
العدو: أبارهم
and the enemy: to destroy them
فلانا: أسمعه ما يكره
and so-and-so: to make him hear what he dislikes
الإبل: تساقطت
and the camels: they fell apart
وهذئ من البرد، بالكسر: هلك
and he perished from the cold, with kasra: he perished
وتهذأت القرحة: فسدت وتقطعت
and the wound became corrupted: it became spoiled and broken apart