كردس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'krdss' primarily relates to concepts of grouping, massing, and compacting. It extends to describe formations of cavalry, anatomical joints, and a state of being bound or contracted.

Derived headwords

الكُرْدُوسnoun

1.
Unit of cavalryclassical
A large unit or troop of horses.
2.
Group of horsesclassical
A division or troop of horses, often implying a significant number.

الكَرَادِيسnoun

1.
Troops of horsesclassical
Plural of 'kurdus', referring to divisions or groups of horses.

كَرَدَسَverb

1.
To form into unitsclassical
To arrange or form cavalry into battalions or units.
2.
To bindclassical
To tie or bind, as indicated by the related term 'kardasa' for binding.
3.
To gather limbsclassical
To draw one's hands and feet together.

الكُرْدِسَةnoun

1.
Bindingclassical
A rope or binding used for restraint.
2.
Gait of the fetteredclassical
The manner of walking of someone who is bound or fettered.

مُكَرْدَسadjective

1.
Compactly builtclassical
Describing a person or thing that is compactly or solidly formed, with limbs close together.

التَكَرْدُسnoun

1.
Contractionclassical
The act of contracting, shrinking, or drawing together.
2.
Gatheringclassical
The state of being gathered or compacted.

الكُرْدُوسَانname

1.
Two individualsclassical
The names of two individuals, Qays and Mu'awiyah, sons of Malik bin Hanzalah.

Parallel reading

الْكُرْدُوسُ: الْقِطْعَةُ مِنْ الْخَيْلِ الْعَظِيمَةِ.

The kurdus: a unit of large cavalry.

وَالْكَرَادِيسُ: الْفِرَقُ مِنْهُمْ.

And the karadis: the troops among them.

يُقَالُ: كَرَدَسَ الْقَائِدُ خَيْلَهُ، أَيْ جَعَلَهَا كَتِيبَةً كَتِيبَةً.

It is said: the commander kardasa his cavalry, meaning he made them into battalions, battalion by battalion.

وَكُلُّ عَظْمَيْنِ الْتَقَيَا فِي مِفْصَلٍ فَهُوَ كُرْدُوسٌ نَحْوَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ وَالرُّكْبَتَيْنِ وَالْوَرِكَيْنِ.

And every two bones that meet at a joint is a kurdus, like the shoulders, knees, and hips.

قَالَ أَبُو عَمْرٍو: الْكَرْدَسَةُ: الْوِثَاقُ.

Abu Amr said: Al-kardasah: the binding.

وَكَرَدَسَ الرَّجُلُ: جُمِعَتْ يَدَاهُ وَرِجْلَاهُ.

And the man kardasa: his hands and feet were gathered.

وَقَالَ: وَرَجُلٌ مُكَرْدَسٌ: مَلْزَزُ الْخَلْقِ.

And he said: And a mukardas man: one of compact build.

وَأَنْشَدَ: دَحُونَةٌ مُكَرْدَسٌ بِلَنْدَمٍ

And he recited: A plump, compactly built one with a strong frame.

وَالتَّكَرْدُسُ: الِانْقِبَاضُ وَاجْتِمَاعُ بَعْضِهِ إِلَى بَعْضٍ.

And al-takardus: contraction and the gathering of some parts to others.

وَالْكَرْدَسَةُ: مَشْيُ الْمُقَيَّدِ.

And al-kardasah: the walk of the fettered.

قَالَ ابْنُ الْكَلْبِيِّ: الْكُرْدُوسَانِ: قَيْسٌ وَمُعَاوِيَةُ ابْنَا مَالِكِ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ زَيْدِ مَنَاةَ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ.

Ibn al-Kalbi said: Al-kardusan: Qays and Mu'awiyah, sons of Malik bin Hanzalah bin Malik bin Zayd Manah bin Tamim.