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هند

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the proper name Hind, a woman's name, and also a place name. It extends to terms for camels, swords, and the concept of a hundred, with derivations indicating affection or flirtation.

Derived headwords

هندname
  1. 1.
    a woman's name, inflected and uninflectedboth

    a woman's name, inflected and uninflected

هنودnoun
  1. 1.
    its broken pluralboth

    its broken plural

هنداتnoun
  1. 1.
    its sound pluralboth

    its sound plural

هندتنىverb
  1. 1.
    flirted with meclassical

    A woman courted or flirted with me, specifically through amorous advances.

هنادةname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman, possibly a diminutive or variant of Hind.

التهنيدnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtationclassical

    The act of flirting or amorous enticement, derived from the verb 'to flirt'.

هنديadjective
  1. 1.
    from Hindboth

    Relating to or originating from the place named Hind.

هنودadjective
  1. 1.
    its broken pluralboth

    its broken plural

هندوانيadjective
  1. 1.
    an Indian swordboth

    an Indian sword

المهندnoun
  1. 1.
    of the sword forged from Indian ironboth

    of the sword forged from Indian iron

هنيدةnoun
  1. 1.
    hundredclassical

    A unit of one hundred, applied to camels, animals, or other things.

Parallel reading

وهندتنى فلانة، أي تيمتنى بالمغازلة.
And so-and-so flirted with me, meaning she courted me with amorous advances.
غرك من هنادة التهنيد موعدها والباطل الموعود
Deceived you from Hunada is the flirtation, her promise and the promised falsehood.
والنسبة إليها هندي وهنود، كقولك زنجى وزنوج.
And the attribution to it is Hindi and Hunud, like your saying Zanjī and Zunūj.
وسيف هندواني وإن شئت ضممت الهاء اتباعا للدال.
And a Hinduwānī sword, and if you wish, you can add the 'hā' following the 'dāl'.
والمهند: السيف المطبوع من حديد الهند.
And Al-Muhand: the tempered sword made from the iron of Hind.
والهنيدة: المائة من الإبل وغيرها.
And Al-Hunaydah: the hundred from camels and others.
أعطوا هنيدة يحدوها ثمانية.
They gave a hundred, driven by eight.
هي اسم لكل مائة.
It is a name for every hundred.
ونصر بن دهمان الهنيدة عاشها وتسعين عاما ثم قوم فانصاتا
And Naṣr ibn Dahmān, the hundred, he lived ninety years, then he stood and fell silent.