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هدف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns things that are elevated, prominent, or stand out. It extends to concepts of aim, target, and refuge, as well as physical descriptions of height and breadth.

Derived headwords

الهَدَفnoun
  1. 1.
    anything elevated, such as a building, a sand dune, or a mountainboth

    anything elevated, such as a building, a sand dune, or a mountain

أَهْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be elevatedclassical

    To be elevated or prominent, like a tall structure or dune.

  2. 2.
    to take refugeclassical

    To seek refuge or shelter in something.

  3. 3.
    to stand outclassical

    For something to stand out or become prominent.

وأهدف على التل: أشرف — And he stood out on the hill: he looked over.
وأهدف إليه، أي لجأ — And he sought refuge in it, meaning he resorted to it.
وأهدف لك الشئ واستهدف، أي انتصب — And the thing stood out for you and became prominent, meaning it became erect/visible.
مُسْتَهْدِفnoun
  1. 1.
    prominent thingclassical

    Something that stands out or is prominent.

  2. 2.
    wide thingclassical

    Said of a mount, meaning wide.

  3. 3.
    milkerclassical

    Referring to the person milking, who is positioned prominently.

وحتى سمعنا خشف بيضاء جعدة على قدمى مستهدف متقاصر يعنى بالمستهدف الحالب يتقاصر للحلب — And until we heard the froth of a white, curly-haired [ewe] falling on the feet of a prominent milker, shortening for milking.
مُهَدَّفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fleshy, plumpclassical

    Describing a woman as fleshy or plump.

وامرأة مهدفة، أي لحيمة — And a woman is muhaddafah, meaning fleshy.
الهُدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of people/housesclassical

    A piece or cluster of people and houses, similar to a 'khabṭah'.

والهدفة: القطعة من الناس والبيوت، مثل الخبطة — And al-hudfah: a piece of people and houses, like a khabṭah.

Parallel reading

كل شئ مرتفع، من بناء أو كثيب رمل أو جبل.
Everything elevated, whether a building, a sand dune, or a mountain.
ومنه سمي الغرض هدفا.
And from this, the purpose is named hadaf.
وبه شبه الرجل العظيم.
And by this, a great man is likened.
إذا الهدف المعزال صوب رأسه وأعجبه ضفو من الثلة الخطل
When the elevated, solitary [ram] lowered its head and was pleased by the abundance of the scattered flock
وأهدف على التل: أشرف.
And he stood out on the hill: he looked over.
وأهدف إليه، أي لجأ.
And he sought refuge in it, meaning he resorted to it.
وأهدف لك الشئ واستهدف، أي انتصب.
And the thing stood out for you and became prominent, meaning it became erect/visible.
وحتى سمعنا خشف بيضاء جعدة على قدمى مستهدف متقاصر يعنى بالمستهدف الحالب يتقاصر للحلب.
And until we heard the froth of a white, curly-haired [ewe] falling on the feet of a prominent milker, shortening for milking.
يقول: سمعنا صوت الرغوة تتساقط على قدم الحالب.
He means: we heard the sound of the froth falling on the feet of the milker.
ويقال ركب مستهدف، أي عريض.
And it is said, 'a wide mount', meaning broad.
والهدفة: القطعة من الناس والبيوت، مثل الخبطة.
And al-hudfah: a piece of people and houses, like a khabṭah.