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حدس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of guessing, inferring, or estimating, often with a degree of uncertainty. It extends to actions like striking, throwing, trampling, and even causing someone to fall. It also encompasses the concept of intense darkness.

Derived headwords

الحَدْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Guessing and conjectureboth

    Guessing and conjecture

حَدَسَverb
  1. 1.
    had the meaning of 'occurred' and 'came to mind'both

    had the meaning of 'occurred' and 'came to mind'

يَحْدِسُverb
  1. 1.
    He says something based on his opinionboth

    He says something based on his opinion

تَحَدَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To inquire about, seek informationclassical

    To try to learn about news or information, often discreetly.

مَحْدُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    One who is knocked downclassical

    A person who has been caused to fall to the ground.

حَادِسnoun
  1. 1.
    One who is guessingclassical

    A person who is making a conjecture or guess.

الحِنْدِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Deep darknessclassical

    Intense darkness, particularly of the night.

Parallel reading

الحدس: الظن والتخمين.
Al-hads: Conjecture and estimation.
هو يحدس بالكسر، أي يقول شيئا برأيه.
He says something based on his opinion.
أبو زيد: تحدست الأخبار وعن الأخبار، إذا تخبرت عنها وأردت أن تعلمها من حيث لا يعلم بك.
Abu Zayd said: 'Takhaddastu al-akhbar wa 'an al-akhbar,' meaning you inquired about the news and sought to learn it without being noticed.
والحدس أيضا: الذهاب في الأرض على غير هداية.
And al-hads also means: traveling across the land without guidance.
كأنها من بعد سير حدس
As if they were, after a journey of wandering.
وحدست في لبة البعير، أي وجأتها.
And I struck into the chest of the camel, meaning I pierced it.
وحدست بسهم: رميت به.
And I threw an arrow with it: meaning I shot it.
وحدست برجلي الشئ، أي وطئته.
And I trampled a thing with my foot, meaning I stepped on it.
وحدسه، أي صرعه.
And he knocked him down, meaning he felled him.
بمعترك شط الحبيا ترى به * من القوم محدوسا وآخر حادسا
In the battleground of the riverbank, you see among the people one knocked down and another guessing.
والحندس: الليل الشديد الظلمة.
And al-hindis: the intensely dark night.