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حدرج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root حدرج primarily relates to the concept of rolling, moving smoothly, or being well-formed and compact. It extends to describe things that are smooth, well-made, or compact, and also has specific uses related to counting and personal attributes.

Derived headwords

حَدْرَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to rollboth

    To cause something to roll or move smoothly along.

  2. 2.
    to make compactclassical

    To form or shape something in a compact and well-made manner.

حَدْرَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rollingclassical

    The act of rolling or moving smoothly.

  2. 2.
    compactnessclassical

    The state of being compact, well-formed, or well-made.

مُحَدْرَجadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Describing something that is smooth and free of roughness.

  2. 2.
    well-madeclassical

    Describing something that is skillfully constructed or formed.

المُحَدْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    smooth thingclassical

    An object or surface that is smooth.

  2. 2.
    whipclassical

    A whip, likely referring to its smooth or well-made construction.

حَدْرَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

  2. 2.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

فتل وأحكم
To twist and make firm/well-made.
والمحدرج: الأملس
And al-muḥdaraj: the smooth one.
والسوط
And the whip.
والحدرجان، بالكسر: القصير
And al-ḥadrājān, with kasra: the short one.
واسم
And a name.
وما بالدار من حدرج: أحد
And there is no one in the house: none/not one.