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الهدجان

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific types of movement, gait, and sounds, often characterized by a wavering, unsteady, or trembling quality. It extends to concepts of eagerness, haste, and maternal affection.

Derived headwords

الهُدْجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    old man's gaitclassical

    The characteristic slow, unsteady, or shuffling gait of an elderly person.

هدجverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with an old man's gaitclassical

    To walk with a slow, unsteady, or shuffling gait, like an old man.

هَدَّاجadjective
  1. 1.
    walking with an old man's gaitclassical

    Describing someone who walks with a slow, unsteady, or shuffling gait.

هدجدجverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with an old man's gaitclassical

    An intensive form of 'هدج', meaning to walk with a pronounced old man's gait.

الهُدْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's lowing/moaningclassical

    The sound of a female camel moaning or calling out, especially when affectionate towards her young.

مِهْداجadjective
  1. 1.
    moaning (camel)classical

    Describing a female camel that moans or calls out affectionately, particularly to her young.

الهَوْدَجnoun
  1. 1.
    howdahboth

    A seat or covered cabin, typically for women, placed on the back of a camel or elephant.

تَهَدَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to tremble/waver (voice)both

    The voice becoming unsteady, trembling, or breaking, often with emotion.

  2. 2.
    to be affectionate (camel)classical

    A female camel showing affection or tenderness towards her young.

هُدُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    boiling rapidlyclassical

    Describing a pot of liquid that is boiling quickly and vigorously.

ككتانname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to Rayb ibn Shariq.

  2. 2.
    name of a tribal ancestorclassical

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe.

المُسْتَهْدِجadjective
  1. 1.
    hastyclassical

    Describing someone who is in a hurry or acting with haste.

الاستِهْداجnoun
  1. 1.
    hastinessclassical

    The act or state of being hasty or in a rush.

Parallel reading

مَشْيَةُ الشَّيْخِ
The gait of an old man.
وَقَدْ هَدَجَ يَهْدِجُ
And he walked with an old man's gait.
وَهُوَ هَدَّاجٌ وَهَدْجَدَجٌ
And he is one who walks with an old man's gait.
حَنِينُ النَّاقَةِ
The moaning of the she-camel.
وَهِيَ مِهْدَاجٌ
And she is moaning (a she-camel).
مَرْكَبٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ
A conveyance for women.
تَهَدَّجَ الصَّوْتُ: تَقَطَّعَ فِي ارْتِعَاشٍ
The voice trembled: it became broken with a tremor.
وَالنَّاقَةُ: تَعَطَّفَتْ عَلَى الوَلَدِ
And the she-camel: she showed affection towards the young.
قِدْرٌ هُدُوجٌ: سَرِيعَةُ الغَلَيَانِ
A pot that boils rapidly: fast-boiling.
فَرَسُ الرَّيْبِ بْنِ شِرِيقٍ
The horse of Rayb ibn Shariq.
وَأَبُو قَبِيلَةٍ
And the father of a tribe.
المُسْتَهْدِجُ: العَجْلَانُ
The hasty one: the one in a hurry.
وَ بِفَتْحِ الدَّالِ: الاِسْتِعْجَالُ
And with the fath of the dal: hastiness.