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هضه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, crushing, or shattering something. It extends to meanings of moving quickly, walking well, and can describe a strong or aggressive male animal.

Derived headwords

هَضَّverb
  1. 1.
    to break, crushboth

    To break something into pieces, to crush it thoroughly.

  2. 2.
    to speed up (camels)classical

    Used specifically for camels, meaning to move at a fast pace.

  3. 3.
    to walk wellclassical

    To walk with a good, pleasing gait.

هَضِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    broken, crushedboth

    Describing something that has been broken or crushed.

مَهْضُوضadjective
  1. 1.
    broken, crushedboth

    Describing something that has been broken or crushed.

اهْتَضَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be brokenboth

    To become broken or shattered.

هَضْهَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, crush (intensively)both

    To break or crush something intensely or repeatedly.

هَضَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    fast pace (camels)classical

    A fast pace, specifically used for camels.

  2. 2.
    good walkingclassical

    A good or pleasing manner of walking.

مِهْضَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    crushing necks (of rivals)classical

    Describes a strong male animal, particularly a stallion, that crushes the necks of its rivals.

هَضْهَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    crushing necks (of rivals)classical

    Describes a strong male animal, particularly a stallion, that crushes the necks of its rivals.

هَضَاضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what is broken offclassical

    That which is broken off or detached from something.

اِنْهَضَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be brokenboth

    To become broken or shattered.

اِهْتَضَضْتُ نَفْسِيverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to urge oneself onclassical

    To urge or push oneself to do more or go further.

مَهْضْهَضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    troublesome (woman)classical

    A woman who is troublesome or bothersome to her neighbors.

الهِضَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or gathering of people.

مِهْضَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or gathering of people.

Parallel reading

هضه: كسره، ودقه
He broke it, and crushed it.
فهو هضيض ومهضوض
So he is broken and crushed.
أو كسره كسرا دون الهد وفوق الرض
Or he broke it with a breaking less than complete shattering and more than mere bruising.
كاهتضه وهضهضه فيهما
Like when he broke it and intensely broke it in both senses.
و الإبل: أسرعت
And for camels: they sped up.
و فلان المشي: مشى مشيا حسنا
And for a person walking: he walked with a good gait.
وحض وسموا: هضاضا مشددة، ومهضا، بالكسر
And they named it: 'Haḍāḍ' (with shadda), and 'Miḥḍa' (with kasra).
والهضاء: الجماعة
And 'Al-Hiḍāḍ': the group.
وفحل هضاض وهضهاض: يدق أعناق الفحول
And a stallion that is 'Haḍāḍ' and 'Haḍhāḍ': crushes the necks of stallions.
والهضاضة، كسحابة: ما يهتض من أحد
And 'Al-Haḍāḍah', like 'Sahābah': what is broken off from something.
وانهض: انكسر
And 'Inhaḍḍa': it was broken.
واهتضضت نفسي لفلان: استزدتها
And I urged myself for so-and-so: I pushed myself for more.
والمهضهضة: المؤذية لجاراتها
And 'Al-Mahḍaḍhah': the one who is troublesome to her neighbors.