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خذف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing or propelling something, often with a flicking motion of the fingers. It extends to objects used for throwing and to the rapid movement of an animal, likening its speed to the scattering of thrown objects.

Derived headwords

خَذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw with fingersboth

    To throw something, particularly small objects like pebbles, using the fingers in a flicking motion.

الْخَذْفُnoun
  1. 1.
    pelting with pebbles: throwing them with the fingersboth

    pelting with pebbles: throwing them with the fingers

خَذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw pebblesboth

    Specifically, the act of throwing small stones or pebbles with the fingers.

أَعْسَرَاadjective
  1. 1.
    left-handedclassical

    Describing someone who is left-handed, implying they throw with their left hand.

الْمِخْذَفَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    slingclassical

    An instrument used for throwing, such as a sling or a similar projectile device.

  2. 2.
    projectileclassical

    Something that is thrown or projected.

الْخَذُوفُadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (female animal)classical

    Describing a female animal, particularly a donkey (أتَان), that is very fast, to the point of scattering pebbles as it runs.

تَخْذِفُverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter pebbles (speed)classical

    Said of a swift female animal, meaning it throws or scatters pebbles due to its speed.

Parallel reading

الخذف بالحصى: الرمي به بالاصابع.
Throwing with pebbles: throwing them with the fingers.
خَذَفَ أعسرا
He threw with his left hand.
والمخذفة: المقلاع أوشىء يرمى به.
And the mikhdhifah: a sling or something that is thrown with.
والخذوف: الأتان تخذف من سرعتها الحصى، أي ترميه.
And the khadhūf: the female donkey that scatters pebbles from its speed, meaning it throws them.
كأن الرحل شد به خذوف من الجونات هادية عنون
As if the saddle was fastened to a swift female donkey from the Jūnāt, leading the way.
تخذف من سرعتها الحصى
She scatters pebbles from her speed.