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الخنذيذ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are tall, prominent, or exceptional, extending to qualities of character like bravery, generosity, eloquence, and knowledge. It also encompasses negative traits like being dissolute or foul-mouthed, and natural phenomena like whirlwinds.

Derived headwords

الخُنْذِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall personclassical

    A tall man.

  2. 2.
    Summit of a mountainclassical

    The prominent summit of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    Excellent poetclassical

    A master and highly skilled poet.

  4. 4.
    Brave warriorclassical

    A brave and valiant young man.

  5. 5.
    Generous personclassical

    A generous and giving individual.

  6. 6.
    Eloquent oratorclassical

    A fluent and eloquent speaker.

  7. 7.
    Noble and calm leaderclassical

    A dignified, calm, and wise leader.

  8. 8.
    Scholar of Arab historyclassical

    One who is knowledgeable about the days of the Arabs and their poetry.

  9. 9.
    Foul-mouthed personclassical

    Someone with a vulgar or abusive tongue.

  10. 10.
    Whirlwindclassical

    A strong whirlwind or dust devil.

  11. 11.
    Specific horseclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Afqan al-Dababi.

الخُنْذُوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Summit of a mountainclassical

    The prominent summit of a mountain, similar to الخنذيذ.

الفَحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Stud maleboth

    A male animal, especially a stallion or a male camel, used for breeding.

  2. 2.
    Prominent manclassical

    A distinguished or leading man in a group.

الخَصِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Eunuchboth

    A castrated male, often a servant or attendant.

الخُنْذِيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul-mouthed personclassical

    Someone with a vulgar or abusive tongue, similar to الخنذيذ.

خَنَذَىverb
  1. 1.
    To become vulgarclassical

    To speak vulgarly or to engage in foul language.

تَخَنَّذَذَverb
  1. 1.
    To become dissoluteclassical

    To become reckless, dissolute, and defiant of authority.

Parallel reading

الخُنْذِيذ، بالكسر: الطويل
Al-khundhīdh, with a kasra: the tall one.
ورأس الجبل المشرف، كالخُنْذُوَة
And the prominent summit of a mountain, like al-khundhuwah.
والفَحْل، والخصي، ضد
And the stud male, and the eunuch, opposites.
والشاعر المجيد المفلق
And the excellent, master poet.
والشجاع البهمة
And the brave young warrior.
والسخي
And the generous one.
والخطيب البليغ
And the eloquent orator.
والسيد الحليم
And the dignified, calm leader.
والعالم بأيام العرب وأشعارهم
And the one knowledgeable about the days of the Arabs and their poetry.
والبذيء اللسان، كالخُنْذِيَان
And the foul-mouthed one, like al-khundhiyān.
والإعصار من الريح
And the whirlwind of wind.
وفرس عقفان الضبابي
And the horse of 'Afqan al-Dababi.
وخَنَذَى: خرج إلى البذاء
And khanadhā: he went out into vulgarity.
وتَخَنَّذَذَ: صار خليعا فاتكا
And takhanthadha: he became dissolute and reckless.