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خفد

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speed and swiftness in movement, particularly in walking. It also extends to concepts of premature birth or the appearance of pregnancy, and names for animals like bats and certain birds.

Derived headwords

خَفَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk swiftlyboth

    To move quickly or hasten one's pace when walking.

خَفْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of walkingboth

    The act or state of walking swiftly; hastening.

خَفَدَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of walkingboth

    The act or state of walking swiftly; hastening.

الخَفِيدِدnoun
  1. 1.
    swift walkerboth

    A person or animal that walks swiftly.

  2. 2.
    ostrichclassical

    A male ostrich, known for its speed.

خَفَادِدnoun
  1. 1.
    swift walkersboth

    Plural of خفيدد, referring to swift walkers or ostriches.

خَفَادِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    swift walkersboth

    Plural of خفيدد, referring to swift walkers or ostriches.

خَفِيدِدَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    swift walkersboth

    Plural of خفيدد, referring to swift walkers or ostriches.

فرس أبي الأسود بن حمرانname
  1. 1.
    a specific horseclassical

    The name of a particular horse belonging to Abu al-Aswad ibn Humran.

كَبهْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    batboth

    A bat, a nocturnal flying mammal.

الخُفَّاشnoun
  1. 1.
    batboth

    A bat, a nocturnal flying mammal.

الخَفْدَدnoun
  1. 1.
    batboth

    A bat, a nocturnal flying mammal.

طائر آخرnoun
  1. 1.
    another birdclassical

    Refers to another type of bird, unspecified.

أخفدت الناقةverb
  1. 1.
    miscarriedclassical

    A female camel miscarried its fetus.

  2. 2.
    feigned pregnancyclassical

    A female camel appeared to be pregnant but was not.

خَفُودadjective
  1. 1.
    miscarryingclassical

    A female camel that has miscarried.

  2. 2.
    feigning pregnancyclassical

    A female camel that appears pregnant but is not.

ع.other
  1. 1.
    cityclassical

    Abbreviation for 'city' (ʿaṣr or ʿamr), likely referring to a place name.

Parallel reading

خفد، كنصر وفرح، خفدا وخفدا وخفدانا: أسرع في مشيته.
Khafada, like nasara and fariha, khafdan and khafdan and khafdanan: he hastened in his walk.
والخفيدد: السريع، والظليم، ج: خفادد وخفاديد وخفيددات، وفرس أبي الأسود بن حمران.
And al-khufaydid: the swift, and the ostrich, pl.: khafadid, khafadid, and khufaydidat, and the horse of Abu al-Aswad ibn Humran.
وكبهلول: الخفاش، كالخفدد، وطائر آخر.
And kabhlul: the bat, like al-khufdad, and another bird.
وأخفدت الناقة: أخدجت، فهي خفود، أو أظهرت أنها حامل ولم تكن.
And the she-camel akhfadat: she miscarried, so she is khufud, or she showed that she was pregnant and was not.
وكسرطان: ع.
And like saratan: a city.