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هدك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of 'India' and its people. It primarily defines the term for Indians and discusses the etymological origin of the word.

Derived headwords

الهنادكةnoun
  1. 1.
    Indiansclassical

    This refers to the people of India. The word is formed by adding the letter 'k' (ك) as an extra element, and they are attributed to India in a non-standard grammatical way.

Parallel reading

الهنادكة: الهنود، والكاف زائدة، نسبوا إلى الهند على غير قياس.
Al-Hanādikah: The Indians, and the 'k' is extra; they are attributed to India in a non-standard way.