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Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of measuring, matching, or aligning something with another. It extends to actions like cutting to size, giving, and following an example, often implying a direct correspondence or proximity.

Derived headwords

حَذَا النَّعْلَ حَذْوًا وَحِذَاءًverb
  1. 1.
    to measure and cut a sandalboth

    To measure a sandal to a specific size and then cut it accordingly.

حَذَا الْقِذَّةَ بِالْقِذَّةِverb
  1. 1.
    to match one feather with anotherclassical

    To measure or match one feather precisely with another.

حَذَا الرَّجُلَ نَعْلًاverb
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    to put a sandal on someoneboth

    To dress a person by putting a sandal on their foot.

أَحْذَاهُverb
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    to put a sandal on someoneboth

    To dress a person by putting a sandal on their foot (synonymous with حَذَا).

حَذَا حَذْوَ زَيْدٍverb
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    to follow someone's exampleboth

    To act in the same way as someone, to follow their path or example.

حَثَا التُّرَابَ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْverb
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    to throw dust in their facesboth

    To throw dust or sand into the faces of people.

قَرَصَ الشَّرَابُ لِسَانَهُverb
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    the drink stung his tongueboth

    When a drink is sharp or potent, it stings or irritates the tongue.

أَعْطَاهُverb
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    to give to someoneboth

    To bestow or grant something to a person.

الْحِذْوَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    giftclassical

    A gift or present.

  2. 2.
    piece of meatclassical

    A portion or piece of meat.

حَازَاهُverb
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    to be alongsideboth

    To be parallel to, adjacent to, or beside something.

الْحِذَاءُnoun
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    proximityboth

    The state of being next to, beside, or alongside something.

حِذَاكَnoun
  1. 1.
    beside youboth

    Located next to you or beside you.

حَذَتَكَnoun
  1. 1.
    beside youboth

    Located next to you or beside you (variant of حِذَاكَ).

مُحَاذَاكَnoun
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    parallel to youboth

    In alignment or parallel with you; beside you.

دَارِي حِذْوَةَ دَارِهِnoun
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    my house is next to his houseboth

    My house is situated adjacent to or beside his house.

دَارِي حِذَتَهَاnoun
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    my house is next to itboth

    My house is situated adjacent to or beside it (referring to a house).

دَارِي حِذْوَاهَاnoun
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    my house is next to itboth

    My house is situated adjacent to or beside it (referring to a house).

احْتَذَى مِثَالَهُverb
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    to follow his exampleboth

    To emulate or follow the example or pattern set by someone.

Parallel reading

حَذَا النَّعْلَ حَذْوًا وَحِذَاءً: قَدَّرَهَا، وَقَطَعَهَا
To measure and cut a sandal: to estimate its size and cut it.
وَالنَّعْلَ بِالنَّعْلِ، وَالْقِذَّةَ بِالْقِذَّةِ: قَدَّرَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا
And the sandal with the sandal, and the feather with the feather: to measure them against each other.
وَالرَّجُلَ نَعْلًا: أَلْبَسَهُ إِيَّاهَا، كَأَحْذَاهُ
And a man a sandal: to dress him by putting it on him, like 'ahdhahu'.
وَحَذْوَ زَيْدٍ: فَعَلَ فِعْلَهُ
And following Zayd: to do his deed.
وَالتُّرَابَ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ: حَثَاهُ
And dust in their faces: to throw it.
وَالشَّرَابُ لِسَانَهُ: قَرَصَهُ
And the drink his tongue: it stung him.
وَزَيْدًا: أَعْطَاهُ
And Zayd: to give him.
وَحَاذَاهُ: آزَاهُ
And to be alongside him: to be parallel to him.
وَيُقَالُ: هُوَ حِذَاكَ وَحَذَتَكَ، بِكَسْرِهِنَّ، وَمُحَاذَاكَ
And it is said: he is beside you, and beside you, and parallel to you.
وَدَارِي حِذْوَةَ دَارِهِ وَحِذَتَهَا وَحِذْوَاهَا، بِالْفَتْحِ مَرْفُوعًا وَمَنْصُوبًا: إِزَاؤُهَا
And my house is next to his house, and next to it, and next to it, with the fath, raised and منصوب: its adjacency.
وَاحْتَذَى مِثَالَهُ: اقْتَدَى بِهِ
And to follow his example: to take him as a model.