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خفد

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with deception related to pregnancy or carrying a burden, and also describes a type of bird.

Derived headwords

أَخْفَدَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to feign pregnancyclassical

    A female camel (naqah) feigns pregnancy, appearing to be with young when she is not.

مُخْفِدnoun
  1. 1.
    she-camel feigning pregnancyclassical

    A female camel that feigns pregnancy, appearing to be with young when she is not.

خَفُودnoun
  1. 1.
    camel aborting prematurelyclassical

    A she-camel that miscarries or aborts her young before its form is clearly developed.

خَفِيفِدnoun
  1. 1.
    type of sandgrouseclassical

    A type of sandgrouse, described as light or swift.

خَفِيدِدnoun
  1. 1.
    type of sandgrouseclassical

    Another term for a type of sandgrouse, also implying lightness or swiftness.

Parallel reading

أخفدت الناقة فهي مخفد، إذا أظهرت أنها حملت ولم يكن بها حمل.
A she-camel feigns pregnancy, and she is a 'mukhfid', if she shows that she is pregnant and there is no pregnancy in her.
والخفود من النوق: التي تلقي ولدها قبل أن يستبين خلقه.
And 'al-khafūd' from the she-camels is one that aborts her young before its form is clearly discernible.
والخفيفد (1) والخفيدد: الخفيف من الظلمان.
And 'al-khafīfid' and 'al-khufaydid' are the light ones among the sandgrouse.