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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes specific gaits or ways of moving for animals, particularly camels and horses. It also extends to describe a type of worm found in animal dung and a slow, deliberate manner of walking.

Derived headwords

خَدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    The camel or horse moved quickly, increasing its pace.

  2. 2.
    to strike outclassical

    To strike out with its legs, indicating a vigorous or distinctive gait.

  3. 3.
    to gallopclassical

    A specific type of gait for a horse or camel.

  4. 4.
    to trotclassical

    A gait of a donkey, between a walk and a gallop.

خَدْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of hastening or moving quickly, as performed by a camel or horse.

خَدَيَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitclassical

    A particular manner of movement or gait, especially of a horse or camel.

الخَدَاnoun
  1. 1.
    wormclassical

    A type of worm that emerges with the dung of an animal.

الخَدَا (بالمد)noun
  1. 1.
    waterclassical

    A term for water, indicated by the elongated vowel.

أَخْدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyclassical

    To walk little by little, in a slow and measured pace.

Parallel reading

خَدَى البعير والفرس خديا وخديانا
The camel and the horse hastened with a hastening and a gait.
أسرع
It hastened.
وزج بقوائمه
It struck out with its legs.
أو هو ضرب من سيرهما
Or it is a type of their gait.
أو هو عدو الحمار ما بين آريه ومتمرغه
Or it is the trot of the donkey between its walk and its gallop.
الخدا: دود يخرج مع روث الدابة
Al-khada: worms that emerge with the dung of the animal.
وبالمد: ع
And with the elongated vowel: water.
وأخدى: مشى قليلا قليلا
And akhda: it walked little by little.