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Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns guidance, direction, and leading. It encompasses concepts of showing the way, finding the right path, and being led. It also extends to related ideas like gifts, methods, and even specific types of animals or objects associated with guidance or movement.

Derived headwords

هُدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    guidanceboth

    The act or process of guiding or being guided; direction or instruction.

  2. 2.
    right pathboth

    The correct way or course of action; rectitude.

  3. 3.
    daytimeclassical

    The period of light between sunrise and sunset.

هَدَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to guide himboth

    To lead someone or something to a destination or a correct path.

هدى الله الطريق — Allah guided him to the way
هَدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to guideboth

    To show someone the way; to lead or direct.

اِهْتَدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be guidedboth

    To find the right way or path; to be led correctly.

  2. 2.
    to find guidanceboth

    To discover the correct path or truth.

هَدْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    guidanceboth

    The act of guiding or being guided.

هِدَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    guidanceboth

    The act or process of guiding or being guided; direction.

هَدِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    giftboth

    Something given willingly without payment; a present.

  2. 2.
    offeringboth

    Something presented as a gift or offering.

وأهدى الهدية — and he gave the gift
هَدِيَّة (مُصَغَّرَة)noun
  1. 1.
    small giftclassical

    A diminutive form referring to a small gift.

ولك هدياها، مصغرة: مثلها — and for you its small gift: like it
هَدْوadjective
  1. 1.
    one who doesn't guideclassical

    A person who does not show the way, is not guided, or does not guide others.

ورجل هدو، كعدو: هاد، وهو لا يهدي الطريق، ولا يهتدي، ولا يهدي، ولا يهدي — and a man hadw, like 'adu: a guide, who does not guide the way, nor is guided, nor guides, nor is guided.
مَهِيْدِيَّتِهnoun
  1. 1.
    his stateclassical

    His condition or situation; his state of being.

وهو على مهيديته: حاله، ولا مكبر لها — and he is on his maheediyyah: his state, and there is no magnification for it.
هَدْيnoun
  1. 1.
    wayboth

    A manner of living or behaving; a course or path.

  2. 2.
    methodboth

    A particular way of doing something.

والهدي والهدية، ويكسر: الطريقة، والسيرة — and al-hady and al-hadiyyah, and it is broken: the way, and the manner of life.
هَادِيnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderboth

    One who leads or guides.

  2. 2.
    forefrontboth

    The foremost part or position.

  3. 3.
    neckclassical

    The part of the body connecting the head to the torso.

هَوَادِيnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersboth

    Plural of 'hadi', those who lead or guide.

  2. 2.
    early partsboth

    The initial or early portions of something, like the night.

  3. 3.
    first groupclassical

    The first group or herd, especially of camels.

و من الليل: أوائله — and of the night: its early parts.
هَدِيَّة (ج)noun
  1. 1.
    giftsboth

    Plural of 'hadiyyah', presents or offerings.

ج: هدايا وهداوى، وتكسر الواو، وهداو — plural: hadaya, hadawi, and the waw is broken, and hadaw
أَهْدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to give a giftboth

    To present something as a gift.

  2. 2.
    to send a giftboth

    To dispatch a gift to someone.

وأهدى الهدية، وهداها — and he gave the gift, and he gave it.
مُهْدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    container for giftsclassical

    A vessel in which gifts are placed or carried.

  2. 2.
    woman who gives many giftsclassical

    A woman who frequently gives presents.

والمهدى: الإناء يهدى فيه، والمرأة الكثيرة الإهداء — and al-muhda: the vessel in which it is gifted, and the woman who gives many gifts.
هَدَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    eating togetherclassical

    A situation where two people bring food and eat together.

والهداء: أن تجيء هذه بطعام وهذه بطعام، فتأكلا معا في مكان — and al-hada': that this one comes with food and this one comes with food, and they eat together in a place.
هَدِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    captiveclassical

    A person taken prisoner.

  2. 2.
    brideclassical

    A woman on her wedding day or about to be married.

وكغني: الأسير، والعروس، كالهدية — and like ghani: the captive, and the bride, like the gift.
هَدِيّ (مَكَّة)noun
  1. 1.
    offering to Meccaclassical

    A sacrificial animal or gift sent to Mecca.

وما أهدي إلى مكة، كالهدي فيهما — and what is gifted to Mecca, like the hadi in both.
هَدِيّ (ضَعِيف)adjective
  1. 1.
    weak and dullclassical

    Lacking intelligence or strength; slow-witted.

وككساء: الضعيف البليد — and like kisa': the weak, the dull.
هَادِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bladeclassical

    The cutting part of a knife or sword.

  2. 2.
    leaderclassical

    That which leads or guides.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline.

  4. 4.
    stickclassical

    A piece of wood.

  5. 5.
    rock in waterclassical

    A protruding rock in a body of water.

هُدَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    toolclassical

    An implement or device used to carry out a particular function.

والهداة: الأداة — and al-hudah: the tool.
تَهْدِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dispersionclassical

    The act of scattering or spreading out.

والتهدية: التفريق — and al-tahdiyah: the dispersion.
مَهْدِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place in the Maghreb.

  2. 2.
    given nameclassical

    A female given name.

ومسموا: هدية، كغنية وكسمية — and named: Hadiyyah, like Ghaniyyah and Sumayyah.
اِهْتَدَى الفَرَسُ الخَيْلَverb
  1. 1.
    horse joined the frontclassical

    When a horse moves to be among the first in a group.

واهتدى الفرس الخيل: صار في أوائلها — and the horse joined the front of the horses: it became among their first.
تَهَادَتِ المَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    woman swayedclassical

    When a woman walks with a swaying or graceful gait.

  2. 2.
    to swayclassical

    To move back and forth or from side to side with a swaying motion.

وتهادت المرأة: تمايلت في مشيتها، وكل من فعل ذلك بأحد فهو يهاديه — and the woman swayed: she moved gracefully in her walk, and whoever does that to someone, he is tahadi.

Parallel reading

الهدى، بضم الهاء وفتح الدال: الرشاد، والدلالة ويذكر، والنهار.
Al-huda, with damma on the ha and fatha on the dal: is right guidance, indication, and it is mentioned, and daytime.
هدى وهديا وهداية وهدية، بكسرهما: أرشده، فهدى واهتدى، وهداه الله الطريق، و له، و إليه.
Huda, hadyan, hidayah, and hadiyyah, with kasra on both: He guided him, so he was guided and found guidance, and Allah guided him to the way, and to him, and towards him.
ورجل هدو، كعدو: هاد، وهو لا يهدي الطريق، ولا يهتدي، ولا يهدي، ولا يهدي.
And a man hadw, like 'adu: a guide, who does not guide the way, nor is guided, nor guides, nor is guided.
وهو على مهيديته: حاله، ولا مكبر لها.
And he is on his maheediyyah: his state, and there is no magnification for it.
ولك هدياها، مصغرة: مثلها.
And for you its small gift: like it.
وهدية الأمر، مثلثة: جهته.
And hadiyyah of the matter, with three vowels: its direction.
والهدي والهدية، ويكسر: الطريقة، والسيرة.
And al-hady and al-hadiyyah, and it is broken: the way, and the manner of life.
والهادي: المتقدم، والعنق.
And al-hadi: the one who precedes, and the neck.
والهوادي: الجمع، و من الليل: أوائله، و من الإبل: أول رعيل يطلع منها.
And al-hawadi: the plural, and of the night: its early parts, and of the camels: the first herd that emerges from them.
والهدية، كغنية: ما أتحف به ج: هدايا وهداوى، وتكسر الواو، وهداو.
And al-hadiyyah, like ghaniyyah: what is gifted with. Plural: hadaya, hadawi, and the waw is broken, and hadaw.
وأهدى الهدية، وهداها.
And he gave the gift, and he gave it.
والمهدى: الإناء يهدى فيه، والمرأة الكثيرة الإهداء.
And al-muhda: the vessel in which it is gifted, and the woman who gives many gifts.
والهداء: أن تجيء هذه بطعام وهذه بطعام، فتأكلا معا في مكان.
And al-hada': that this one comes with food and this one comes with food, and they eat together in a place.
وكغني: الأسير، والعروس، كالهدية.
And like ghaniyy: the captive, and the bride, like the gift.
وهداها إلى بعلها وأهداها وهداها واهتداها، وما أهدي إلى مكة، كالهدي فيهما.
And he guided her to her husband, and he gifted her, and he guided her, and she found guidance, and what is gifted to Mecca, like the hadi in both.
وككساء: الضعيف البليد.
And like kisa': the weak, the dull.
والهادي: النصل، والراكس، والأسد.
And al-hadi: the blade, the leader, and the lion.
والهادية: العصا، والصخرة الناتئة في الماء.
And al-hadiyah: the stick, and the rock protruding in the water.
والهداة: الأداة.
And al-hudah: the tool.
والتهدية: التفريق.
And al-tahdiyah: the dispersion.
والمهدية: د بالمغرب، وسموا: هدية، كغنية وكسمية.
And al-mahdiyyah: a place in the Maghreb, and they named: Hadiyyah, like Ghaniyyah and Sumayyah.
واهتدى الفرس الخيل: صار في أوائلها.
And the horse joined the front of the horses: it became among their first.
وتهادت المرأة: تمايلت في مشيتها، وكل من فعل ذلك بأحد فهو يهاديه.
And the woman swayed: she moved gracefully in her walk, and whoever does that to someone, he is tahadi.