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هدع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to calming or pacifying young camels. It also has a distinct meaning referring to ostriches.

Derived headwords

هُدِعَverb
  1. 1.
    was calmedclassical

    The verb in the passive voice, indicating that young camels were calmed or pacified from their fear or restlessness.

هُدْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calmingclassical

    A noun referring to the act of calming or pacifying young camels when they are restless or fearful.

الهُودَعnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrichclassical

    A noun referring to the ostrich, a large flightless bird.

Parallel reading

كلمة يسكن بها صغار الإبل عن نفارها
A word by which young camels are calmed from their fleeing.
والهُودَع: النعام
And the hud'a: the ostriches.