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وخد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific gait or manner of walking, particularly for camels, characterized by a distinctive leg movement. It also refers to the animal exhibiting this gait.

Derived headwords

الوخدnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel gaitboth

    A specific type of gait or manner of walking for camels.

وخدverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a specific gaitboth

    The camel walks with a gait characterized by throwing its legs forward, similar to the gait of an ostrich.

وخداnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) denoting the act or manner of walking with the specific gait.

وخداناnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitboth

    Another masdar (verbal noun) for the act or manner of walking with the specific gait.

واخدadjective
  1. 1.
    walking with a specific gaitboth

    An active participle describing a camel that walks with the characteristic gait.

وخادadjective
  1. 1.
    walking with a specific gaitboth

    Another active participle describing a camel that walks with the characteristic gait.

Parallel reading

الوخد: ضرب من سير الإبل.
Al-wakhd: A type of camel gait.
وقد وخد البعير يخد وخدا وخدانا،
And the camel walked with the wakhd gait, it walks with a wakhd gait, wakhdan and wakhdanan,
وهو أن يرمى بقوائمه كمشي النعام،
And it is when it throws its legs forward like the gait of an ostrich,
فهو واخد ووخاد.
So it is a wakhid and a wakhkhad.