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الحضد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being strong, firm, or solid. It also seems to encompass the idea of being stingy or miserly, possibly as a metaphorical extension of firmness.

Derived headwords

الحَضَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Strength, firmnessclassical

    A state of being strong, solid, or firmly established.

الحَضَضُnoun
  1. 1.
    Stinginess, miserlinessclassical

    The quality of being extremely unwilling to spend money or give things away; avarice.

Parallel reading

الحضد، بضمتين، وكصرد: الحضض.
Al-ḥaḍad, with two dammah, and like Ṣurad: al-ḥaḍaḍ.