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الهدم

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

The root الهدم primarily relates to the concept of demolition, destruction, and breaking down. It extends to encompass notions of decay, wear and tear, and even the weakening or exhaustion of living beings and natural phenomena.

Derived headwords

هَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to demolishboth

    To break down a building or structure.

  2. 2.
    to break the backclassical

    To break someone's back, metaphorically meaning to crush or overwhelm them.

الهَدْمnoun
  1. 1.
    demolitionboth

    The act of demolishing a building.

  2. 2.
    breaking the backclassical

    The act of breaking someone's back.

التَّهْدِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    demolitionboth

    Synonymous with الهدم, referring to the act of demolishing.

المَهْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    blood moneyclassical

    Referring to blood money or the value of blood that is to be compensated.

هَدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentboth

    A worn-out, tattered, or patched garment, especially one made of wool.

أَهْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    tattered garmentsboth

    Plural of هَدِم, referring to worn-out or patched clothing.

هِدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    tattered garmentsboth

    Another plural for هَدِم, referring to worn-out or patched clothing.

الهَدِمnoun
  1. 1.
    old manclassical

    An old, frail man.

  2. 2.
    old shoeclassical

    An old, worn-out shoe or sandal.

المُخَنَّثnoun
  1. 1.
    effeminate manclassical

    A man who is effeminate or shows feminine characteristics.

الهَدْمnoun
  1. 1.
    landclassical

    Land, possibly referring to a specific type or condition of land.

ما تَهَدَّمnoun
  1. 1.
    collapsed debrisboth

    The debris or fallen material from the sides of a well that has collapsed into it.

باقي النباتnoun
  1. 1.
    remaining vegetationclassical

    The leftover vegetation from the previous year.

هَدِمَت الناقةverb
  1. 1.
    to become exhaustedboth

    A female camel becoming exhausted or weak.

الهَدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    exhaustionboth

    The state of exhaustion or weakness of a female camel.

  2. 2.
    weaknessboth

    A state of weakness or frailty.

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    exhausted camelboth

    A female camel that is exhausted or weak.

هَدَامَىnoun
  1. 1.
    exhausted camelsboth

    Plural of هَدْمَة, referring to exhausted female camels.

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    exhausted camelboth

    Another form for an exhausted female camel.

تَهَدَّمَتverb
  1. 1.
    to become exhaustedboth

    To become exhausted or weak, referring to a female camel.

أَهْدَمَتverb
  1. 1.
    to become exhaustedboth

    To become exhausted or weak, referring to a female camel.

مُهْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    exhausted (camel)both

    Describing a female camel that has become exhausted or weak.

الدُّوَارnoun
  1. 1.
    seasicknessboth

    Dizziness or nausea caused by riding on the sea.

هَدِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to suffer seasicknessclassical

    To experience dizziness or nausea from being at sea.

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainboth

    A light, gentle rain.

أَرْض مَهْدُومَةadjective
  1. 1.
    land struck by rainboth

    Land that has been hit by a light rain.

الدَّفْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sum of moneyboth

    A portion or installment of money.

ذُو مَهْدِمname
  1. 1.
    name of a kingclassical

    A name given to a king of Abyssinia.

  2. 2.
    name of a tribeclassical

    A name attributed to the tribe of Humayr.

ذُو الأَهْدَامname
  1. 1.
    name of a poetclassical

    A name given to the poet Al-Mutawakkil bin 'Ayad.

  2. 2.
    name of a personclassical

    A name given to Nafi', who was insulted by Al-Farazdaq.

تَهَادَمُواverb
  1. 1.
    to quarrelclassical

    To quarrel or dispute with each other.

عَجُوز مَتَهَدِّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    decrepit old womanboth

    An old woman who is frail and decaying.

نَاب مَتَهَدِّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    decaying toothboth

    A tooth that is decaying or worn out.

تَهَدَّمَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to threaten himclassical

    To threaten someone, often with anger or impending doom.

مُهَنْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    well-arrangedclassical

    Something that is well-arranged, put in order, or properly fitted.

الهِنْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    attireboth

    Clothing, attire, or appearance; a Persian loanword.

Parallel reading

الهدم: نقض البناء
Demolition: the breaking down of a building.
كالتهديم
like demolition.
وكسر الظهر
and breaking the back.
والمهدر من الدماء
And the 'mahdar' from the blood (i.e., blood money).
والكسر: الثوب البالي
And with kasr: the worn-out garment.
أو المرقع
or the patched one.
أو خاص بكساء الصوف ج: أهدام وهدام
or specific to a wool garment, pl: ahdam and hidam.
والشيخ الكبير
And the old man.
والخف العتيق
And the old sandal.
وككتف: المخنث
And like 'katif': the effeminate man.
وبالتحريك: أرض
And with harakah: land.
وما تهدم من جوانب البئر فسقط فيها
And what collapses from the sides of the well and falls into it.
وكأمير: باقي نبات عام أول
And like 'amir': the remaining vegetation from the previous year.
وهدمت الناقة، كفرح، هدما وهدمة، محركتين، فهي هدمة، كفرحة ج: هدامى، وهدمة، كقردة
And the she-camel became exhausted, like 'faraha', with 'hadaman' and 'hadamah' (both vocalized), so she is 'hadimah', like 'farhah', pl: hadama, and 'hadamah', like 'qirdah'.
وتهدمت وأهدمت، فهي مهدم: اشتدت ضبعتها
And she became 'tahaddamat' and 'ahdamat', so she is 'muhdam': her flank became intense (meaning exhausted).
وكغراب: الدوار من ركوب البحر، وقد هدم، كعني
And like 'ghurab': the dizziness from riding the sea, and he experienced 'hadama', like ''ani'.
والهدمة: المطرة الخفيفة
And 'al-hadmah': the light rain.
وأرض مهدومة: أصابتها
And 'ardun mahdumah': it was struck by it (the rain).
والدفعة من المال
And the installment of money.
وذو مهدم، كمنبر ومقعد: قيل لحمير، وملك الحبش
And 'dhu mahdim', like 'minbar' and 'maq'ad': it was said for Humayr, and the king of Abyssinia.
وذو الأهدام: المتوكل بن عياض، شاعر، ونافع مهجو الفرزدق
And 'dhu al-ahdam': Al-Mutawakkil bin 'Ayad, a poet, and Nafi', whom Al-Farazdaq insulted.
وتهاادموا: تهادروا
And they quarreled: they argued.
وعجوز وناب متهدمة: فانية
And a decrepit old woman and a decaying tooth: perishing.
وتهدم عليه غضبا: توعده
And he threatened him with anger: he warned him.
وشيء مهندم: مصلح على مقدار
And something 'muhandam': repaired according to measure.
وله هندام: معرب أندام
And he has 'hindam': a Persianized word for 'andam' (attire).