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حدرج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of rolling, moving something smoothly, or making something compact and firm. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like shortness and the creation of smooth, rolled objects.

Derived headwords

حَدْرَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to rollboth

    To cause something to roll or move smoothly along a surface. It implies a controlled and often continuous motion.

  2. 2.
    to twist and tightenclassical

    To twist something firmly and make it compact or secure, like twisting a rope or a cord.

مُحَدْرَجadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Describing something that is smooth, polished, or free from roughness, often as a result of being rolled or worked.

  2. 2.
    rolledclassical

    Something that has been rolled or made into a compact, rolled form.

أخاف زيادا أن يكون عطاؤه * أداهم سودا أو محدرجة سمرا — I fear Ziyad that his bounty may be * black camels or smooth, dark whips.
حَدْرَجانadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing a person who is short in stature.

رجل حدرجان — a short man

Parallel reading

المحدرج: الأملس
Al-muḥdaraj: the smooth.
يقال: حدرجه، أي فتله وأحكمه
It is said: ḥadarajahu, meaning he twisted it and made it firm.
يعني بالأداهم القيود، وبالمحدرجة السياط
He means by al-adāhim the fetters, and by al-muḥdarajah the whips.