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الهد

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of breaking, destruction, and forceful impact. It extends to sounds, particularly deep or rumbling ones, and can also denote strength, generosity, or weakness in people. Some derivatives relate to specific places or actions.

Derived headwords

الهدمnoun
  1. 1.
    Severe destructionboth

    Intense demolition or ruin.

  2. 2.
    Breakingboth

    The act of breaking or shattering.

كالهدودnoun
  1. 1.
    Like destructionclassical

    Used as a simile for severe destruction.

الهرمnoun
  1. 1.
    Old ageclassical

    The state of being old, advanced in years.

الرجل الكريمnoun
  1. 1.
    Generous manclassical

    A man who is noble and generous.

هدير البعيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's rumblingboth

    The deep, rumbling sound made by a camel.

الصوت الغليظnoun
  1. 1.
    Deep soundboth

    A thick, deep, or hoarse sound.

كالهددnoun
  1. 1.
    Like a deep soundclassical

    Used as a simile for a deep or rumbling sound.

الرجل الضعيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak manclassical

    A man who is feeble or lacking strength.

هدّverb
  1. 1.
    To destroyboth

    To demolish or break down severely.

  2. 2.
    To breakboth

    To cause something to break or shatter.

يهدverb
  1. 1.
    He destroysboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to destroy'.

  2. 2.
    He breaksboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to break'.

هداverb
  1. 1.
    Destructionboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for destruction.

  2. 2.
    Breakingboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for breaking.

الهادnoun
  1. 1.
    Sea soundclassical

    A rumbling or roaring sound from the sea.

الهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Thunderclassical

    The sound of thunder.

الأهدadjective
  1. 1.
    Cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone who is timid or fearful.

كالهدادةadjective
  1. 1.
    Like the cowardlyclassical

    Used as a simile for cowardice.

هدكadjective
  1. 1.
    Sufficientclassical

    Meaning 'enough' or 'sufficient' when used with 'رجل'.

هدكverb
  1. 1.
    To sufficeclassical

    To be enough or sufficient.

هدكnoun
  1. 1.
    Sufficiencyclassical

    The state of being sufficient or enough.

هدكnoun
  1. 1.
    A man of your typeclassical

    Used idiomatically to mean 'a man like you' or 'a man of your caliber'.

هدكnoun
  1. 1.
    A woman of your typeclassical

    Used idiomatically for a woman of a certain caliber.

هدكnoun
  1. 1.
    Men of your typeclassical

    Used idiomatically for men of a certain caliber.

هدكnoun
  1. 1.
    Women of your typeclassical

    Used idiomatically for women of a certain caliber.

هددnoun
  1. 1.
    Deep soundboth

    A deep, rumbling, or roaring sound.

هددverb
  1. 1.
    To frightenboth

    To cause fear or terror in someone.

هددnoun
  1. 1.
    A king who seized shipsclassical

    Refers to a specific historical figure known for confiscating ships.

الهدودnoun
  1. 1.
    Easy groundclassical

    Level or smooth terrain.

  2. 2.
    Difficult ascentclassical

    A challenging uphill path or slope.

  3. 3.
    Downward slopeclassical

    A slope leading downwards.

الهديدnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manclassical

    A man who is notably tall.

الهدهدnoun
  1. 1.
    Hoopoe birdboth

    A type of bird, specifically the hoopoe.

  2. 2.
    Any bird that coosboth

    A general term for birds that make a cooing or murmuring sound.

  3. 3.
    Many cooing pigeonsclassical

    A flock of pigeons that are making cooing sounds.

هدهدverb
  1. 1.
    To cooboth

    To make a murmuring or cooing sound, like a bird.

  2. 2.
    To rock (a baby)both

    To move a baby back and forth to help it sleep.

  3. 3.
    To move downwardsboth

    To cause something to descend from a higher to a lower place.

هدهدnoun
  1. 1.
    Sounds of jinnclassical

    The noises made by jinn, without a singular form.

هداهدnoun
  1. 1.
    A tribe/peopleclassical

    Refers to a specific tribe or group of people.

  2. 2.
    Gentlenessclassical

    Kindness, mildness, or gentleness.

هداديكparticle
  1. 1.
    Gentlyclassical

    An expression meaning 'slowly', 'gently', or 'take it easy'.

يهدهدverb
  1. 1.
    To seemclassical

    To appear or seem to be.

هد الرجلnoun
  1. 1.
    An excellent manclassical

    An idiomatic expression meaning 'a truly good man' or 'a man of excellence'.

يهدverb
  1. 1.
    To be praised for braveryclassical

    To be commended for one's courage and fortitude.

هدparticle
  1. 1.
    Sound made by a donkeyclassical

    A specific sound uttered when a donkey drinks.

الهدةnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A location situated between 'Usfan and Mecca, or possibly near Ta'if.

حديدname
  1. 1.
    Hudayd (son of Jumah)classical

    A proper name, referring to Hudayd, son of Jumah.

يتهادونverb
  1. 1.
    To ask each otherclassical

    To engage in mutual questioning or inquiry.

هداهدnoun
  1. 1.
    Lack of affectionclassical

    Absence of warmth or kindness in one's disposition.

الهدهادnoun
  1. 1.
    One who asks many questionsclassical

    A person who persistently asks questions, especially to a judge.

Parallel reading

وقد هد يهد، كيمل ويقل، هدا.
And he destroyed/broke, he destroys/breaks, in the manner of 'kammala' and less commonly 'qattala', with the masdar 'hadan'.
والهاد: صوت من البحر فيه دوي، وبالهاء: الرعد.
And 'al-had': a sound from the sea with a roar, and with 'ha': thunder.
والأهد: الجبان، كالهدادة.
And 'al-aḥad': the coward, like 'al-hadādah'.
ومررت برجل هدك من رجل، وتكسر الدال، أي: حسبك من رجل، الواحد والجمع والأنثى سواء، ويقال: مررت بامرأة هدتك من امرأة، وبرجال هداك، وبرجال هدوك، وبامرأتين هدتاك، وبنساء هددنك.
And I passed by a man 'hadak' of a man, and the 'dal' is broken, meaning: enough for you of a man. The singular, plural, and feminine are the same. It is said: I passed by a woman 'hadatuk' of a woman, and by men 'hadāk', and by men 'hadūk', and by two women 'hadatāk', and by women 'hadadnak'.
وهدد بن بدد، كزفر: الملك الذي كان يأخذ كل سفينة غصبا، عن البخاري.
And Haddad bin Baddad, like 'zufr': the king who used to seize every ship by force, from Al-Bukhari.
والهدود: الأرض السهلة، والعقبة الشاقة، والحدور.
And 'al-hudūd': the easy ground, the difficult ascent, and the downward slope.
والهديد: الرجل الطويل.
And 'al-hadīd': the tall man.
والهدهد: كل ما يقرقر من الطير، وطائر م، كالهدهد، كعلبط وعلابط، والحمام الكثير الهدهدة، جمع الكل: هداهد وهداهيد، وبفتحتين: أصوات الجن بلا واحد.
And 'al-hudhud': everything that coos among birds, and a bird (masculine), like 'al-hudhud', like 'alabaṭ' and 'alābaṭ', and many pigeons cooing. The جمع (plural) of all is: 'hadāhid' and 'hadāhīd', and with two fathas: the sounds of jinn without a singular.
وهدده: خوفه.
And 'haddadahū': he frightened him.
وهدهد: هدر، و الطائر: قرقر، و الصبي: حركه لينام، وحدر الشيء من علو إلى سفل.
And 'haddada': he roared, and the bird: it cooed, and the child: he moved it to sleep, and 'ḥadara' the thing from high to low.
وهداهد: حي، وبالفتح: الرفق.
And 'Hadāhid': a tribe, and with 'fath': gentleness.
وهداديك، أي: مهلا.
And 'hadādīk', meaning: gently/slowly.
ويهدهد إلي، أي: يخيل.
And 'yuhaddidu ilayya', meaning: it seems/appears to me.
وإنه لهد الرجل، أي: لنعم الرجل.
And indeed he is 'hadd al-rajul', meaning: truly an excellent man.
وفلان يهد: إذا أثني عليه بالجلد.
And so-and-so 'yahuddu': if he is praised for bravery.
وهد، بكسر الدال المشددة: كلمة تقال عند شرب الحمار.
And 'hudd', with a kasra on the shadded dal: a word said when a donkey drinks.
والهدة: ع بين عسفان ومكة، أو هي من الطائف، وقد تخفف، أو الصواب بالهمز، وتقدم.
And 'al-Haddah': a place between 'Usfan and Mecca, or it is from Ta'if, and it may be lightened, or the correct pronunciation is with hamza, and it was mentioned before.
وهديد، كزبير: ابن جمح.
And 'Hudayd', like 'Zubayr': son of Jumah.
وهم يتهادون: يتساءلون.
And they 'yatahādūn': they ask each other.
وما في وده هداهد: لطف.
And there is not in his affection 'hadāhid': gentleness.
والهدهاد: صاحب مسائل القاضي.
And 'al-Hudhad': the one who asks many questions of the judge.