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الحذ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lightness, speed, and deficiency. It encompasses physical lightness, such as a light hand or a swift animal, as well as abstract lightness like a quick oath or a poem that is easily transmitted. It also touches upon incompleteness or falling short, particularly in poetic meter.

Derived headwords

الحذذnoun
  1. 1.
    lightness of the tailclassical

    Refers to a specific type of lightness or deficiency related to the tail, possibly in an animal.

  2. 2.
    poetic meter defectclassical

    A defect in the meter of the 'Kamil' (complete) poetic foot, specifically the falling of a 'watid majmu'' (bound syllable group) from the end of 'mutafā'ilun', leaving 'mutafā', which is then transferred to 'fa'ilun'.

الحذاءnoun
  1. 1.
    poem with lightnessclassical

    A poem characterized by 'al-hudhud', meaning it is light, easily transmitted, or perhaps has a specific metrical quality.

  2. 2.
    quick oathclassical

    An oath taken hastily or quickly by its swearer.

  3. 3.
    severed kinshipclassical

    A relationship (kinship) that has not been maintained or connected.

  4. 4.
    swift, unhindered passageclassical

    Something that passes quickly and is not impeded or held back by anything.

  5. 5.
    flawless, widely-circulated poemclassical

    A poem that is widely known and circulated, considered to be without fault.

الأحذadjective
  1. 1.
    light-handedboth

    Describes someone who is quick and skillful with their hands, often implying dexterity.

  2. 2.
    lean, gauntclassical

    Describes a person or animal that is thin or emaciated.

  3. 3.
    severe, shocking matterclassical

    Refers to a serious, unpleasant, or shocking affair or event.

  4. 4.
    swift (of the five)classical

    Describes something that is fast among a group of five, likely referring to horses or similar swift entities.

الحذةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of meat

    A portion or piece of meat.

حذحاذadjective
  1. 1.
    swift

    Describes something that is very fast or quick.

Parallel reading

الحذذ، محركة: خفة الذنب
Al-hudhud, when vocalized: lightness of the tail.
وسقوط وتد مجموع من البحر الكامل، من عجز "متفاعلن" فيبقى "متفا"، فينقل إلى "فعلن"
And the falling of a bound syllable group from the end of 'mutafā'ilun' in the Kamil meter, leaving 'mutafā', which is then transferred to 'fa'ilun'.
والحذاء: قصيدة فيها الحذذ
And al-hidhā': a poem containing al-hudhud (lightness/deficiency).
واليمين يحلف صاحبها بسرعة
And the oath sworn by its owner quickly.
ورحم لم توصل
And a kinship that was not connected.
والسريعة الماضية التي لا يتعلق بها شيء
And the swift, passing thing that nothing is attached to.
والقصيدة السائرة التي لا عيب فيها، ضد
And the widely-circulated poem that has no flaw, the opposite.
والأحذ: الخفيف اليد
And al-ahadh: the light-handed (person).
والضامر
And the lean/gaunt (person).
والأمر الشديد المنكر، ج: حذ
And the severe, shocking matter, plural: hudhud.
والسريع من الخمس
And the swift among the five.
والحذة، بالضم: القطعة من اللحم
And al-hudhdhah, with dammah: the piece of meat.
وقرب حذحاذ: سريع
And a swift approach: fast.