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الحدس

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root Al-Hads (الحدس) primarily relates to conjecture, estimation, and guessing, particularly in understanding speech or situations. It also extends to meanings of intent, physical actions like intercourse or overpowering in a struggle, swiftness, continuous progress, and specific ritualistic or practical actions like preparing an animal for slaughter or making a camel kneel.

Derived headwords

الحَدْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Conjectureboth

    Guessing or inferring the meaning of words or matters.

  2. 2.
    Estimationboth

    Forming an opinion or judgment about something.

  3. 3.
    Imaginationclassical

    A mental image or concept.

يَحْدِسُverb
  1. 1.
    To conjectureboth

    To guess or infer something, especially the meaning of words or matters.

  2. 2.
    To intendclassical

    To have a purpose or aim.

  3. 3.
    To have intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

  4. 4.
    To overpowerclassical

    To defeat or overcome someone in a struggle.

  5. 5.
    To move swiftlyclassical

    To proceed with great speed.

  6. 6.
    To proceed continuouslyclassical

    To follow a consistent path or method.

  7. 7.
    To prepare for slaughterclassical

    To lay down a weak sheep for slaughter.

  8. 8.
    To make kneelclassical

    To cause a camel to kneel down.

القَصْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Intentboth

    The aim or purpose behind an action.

الوَطْءnoun
  1. 1.
    Intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse.

الغَلَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Overpoweringboth

    Victory or dominance in a struggle or contest.

السُرْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftnessboth

    The quality of moving with great speed.

المَضِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Continuingclassical

    Proceeding along a continuous path or method.

إضْجَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Laying downclassical

    The act of laying down a sheep for slaughter.

إِنَاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Making kneelclassical

    The act of making a camel kneel.

حَدَسَ لَهُمْ بِمُطْفِئَةِ الرَّضْفِother
  1. 1.
    Slaughtered a lean sheepclassical

    They slaughtered a lean sheep for them that would extinguish the embers but not cook.

حَدَسname
  1. 1.
    Hadasclassical

    A group of people during the time of Solomon who were known to frighten mules; their mention caused the mules to bolt, thus becoming a form of deterrence.

بَنُو حَدَسname
  1. 1.
    Banu Hadasclassical

    A prominent Arab tribe.

وَكِيعُ بْنُ حَدَسname
  1. 1.
    Wakee' ibn Hadasclassical

    A Tabi'un (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

الحَدَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    The utmost limitclassical

    The furthest point or goal that something reaches.

المَحْدَسnoun
  1. 1.
    The objectiveclassical

    The goal or aim that is sought after.

تَحَدَّسَ الأَخْبَارَverb
  1. 1.
    To inquire about newsclassical

    To seek to know news or information secretly.

Parallel reading

الحدس: الظن، والتخمين، والتوهم في معاني الكلام والأمور
Al-Hads: conjecture, estimation, and imagining the meanings of speech and matters.
يحدس ويحدس
He conjectures and he conjectures.
والقصد، والوطء، والغلبة في الصراع، والسرعة في السير، والمضي على طريقة مستمرة
And intent, and intercourse, and overpowering in a struggle, and swiftness in travel, and proceeding on a continuous path.
وإضجاع الشاة للذبح، وإناخة الناقة.
And laying down a sheep for slaughter, and making a camel kneel.
وحدس لهم بمطفئة الرضف: ذبح لهم شاة مهزولة تطفئ النار، ولا تنضج.
And they slaughtered a lean sheep for them that would extinguish the embers but not cook.
وحدس، محركة: قوم على عهد سليمان عليه السلام، كانوا يعنفون على البغال، فإذا ذكروا، نفرت البغال، فصار زجرا لهم.
And Hadas, with a vowelization of fathah on the ha: a people during the time of Solomon, peace be upon him, who used to provoke mules; when they were mentioned, the mules would bolt, thus becoming a deterrent for them.
وبعض يقول: عدس.
And some say: 'Adas.
وبنو حدس: بطن عظيم من العرب.
And Banu Hadas: a great clan of the Arabs.
ووكيع بن حدس أو عدس، بضمتين فيهما: تابعي.
And Wakee' ibn Hadas or 'Adas, with dammah on both letters: a Tabi'un.
وبلغت به الحداس، بالكسر، أي: الغاية التي يجرى إليها.
And it reached with him Al-Haddas, with a kasrah, meaning: the utmost limit to which it is driven.
والمحدس، كمجلس: المطلب.
And Al-Mahdas, like Majlis: the objective.
وتحدس الأخبار، و عنها: تخبرها، وأراد أن يعلمها من حيث لا يعلم به.
And he inquired about the news, and from it: he sought to know it, and he wanted to inform himself of it without being known.