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الهدبد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a very thick, curdled milk. It also extends to meanings related to poor eyesight, weakness, and a black gum.

Derived headwords

الهَدْبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick curdled milkclassical

    Extremely thick, curdled milk, almost solid.

الهَدَابِدnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick curdled milkclassical

    A variant or plural form for extremely thick, curdled milk.

خَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be weak-eyedclassical

    To have weak eyesight or poor vision.

خَفَشnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak eyesightclassical

    A condition of poor or weak eyesight.

عَشَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Night blindnessclassical

    A condition of poor vision at night, also known as nyctalopia.

صَمْغ أَسْوَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Black gumclassical

    A type of black gum or resin.

Parallel reading

اللَّبَنُ الخَاثِرُ جِدًّا
The milk that is very curdled
كَالْهَدَابِد
Like the very thick curdled milk
وَالْخَفْش
And weak eyesight
وَضَعْفُ الْعَيْنِ
And weakness of the eye
وَصَمْغٌ أَسْوَد
And a black gum
وَالضَّعِيفُ الْبَصَرِ
And the one with weak eyesight
وَالْعَشَا
And night blindness
لَا الْعَمَش
Not trachoma
وَغَلَطَ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ
And Al-Jawhari erred