حتك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by short, quick steps, often associated with shortness or leanness. It also extends to meanings related to searching, examining, and the condition of poorly nourished animals or young birds.

Derived headwords

حَتَكَ يَحْتَكُ حَتْكًا وَحَتَكَانًاverb

1.
to walk quicklyboth
To walk with short, quick steps, moving rapidly.

تَحَتَّكَverb

1.
to walk quicklyboth
To walk with short, quick steps, moving rapidly, similar to the basic form.

حَتَكَ الشَّيْءَverb

1.
to search for somethingboth
To search for or investigate something thoroughly.

حَتَكَ النَّعَامُ الرَّمْلَverb

1.
to probe sandclassical
Specifically, for ostriches, to probe or examine the sand.

الحُوتَكِيّadjective

1.
short and leanboth
Describing someone who is short and thin or gaunt.
2.
greedy eaterclassical
Describing someone who eats voraciously or excessively.

الحُوتَكadjective

1.
short and leanboth
Describing someone who is short and thin or gaunt.

الحُوتَكِيَّةnoun

1.
type of turbanclassical
A type of turban or head covering worn by Arabs.

الحُوتَكَةnoun

1.
gait of a short personboth
The manner of walking characteristic of a short person.

الحَتْكَىnoun

1.
gait of a short personboth
The manner of walking characteristic of a short person, similar to الحوتكة.

الحَوَاتِكnoun

1.
poorly nourished animalsclassical
Animals that have been poorly fed or mistreated.

الحَتْكnoun

1.
young ostrichesclassical
The young or small chicks of ostriches.

Parallel reading

حتك يحتك حتكا وحتكانا: مشى وقارب الخطو مسرعا

He walked with short, quick steps, moving rapidly.

و الشيء: بحثه

And the thing: he searched for it.

و النعام الرمل: فحصه

And the ostriches the sand: they examined it.

والحوتكي: القصير الضاوي

And the Hootaki: the short and lean one.

والحوتكية: عمة تتعممها العرب

And the Hootakiyyah: a turban that the Arabs wrap themselves with.

ومننه: "كان رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يخرج وعليه الحوتكية"

And from it: 'The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would go out wearing the Hootakiyyah.'

والحوتكة: مشية القصير

And the Hootakah: the gait of a short person.

كالحتكى، كزمكى

Like the Hatka, like Zamka (a similar gait).

والحواتك من الدواب: ما أسيء غذاؤها

And the Hawatik from the beasts: those whose feeding was done poorly.

ورئال النعام، أو صغارها، كالحتك، محركة

And the young ostriches, or their small ones, like the Hatk, with vowels.

ولا أدري أين حتكوا

And I do not know where they went.

أين توجهوا

Where they headed.