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حذلم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be primarily associated with proper names and the concept of rapid, rolling movement. It is used to denote a man's name and a specific historical figure, as well as describing a swift, tumbling gait.

Derived headwords

حَذْلَمname
  1. 1.
    man's nameboth

    A proper name for a man.

حَذْلَمname
  1. 1.
    Tamim ibn Hudhalimclassical

    A specific historical figure, Tamim ibn Hudhalim al-Dabbi, who was among the Tabi'in (successors to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

الحُذْلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid movementclassical

    The act of moving rapidly, synonymous with 'al-hadhlama'.

يَحْذَلِمverb
  1. 1.
    to move rapidlyclassical

    He moves rapidly, as if he is rolling or tumbling.

Parallel reading

حذلم: اسم رجل.
Hudhalim: A man's name.
وتميم بن حذلم الضبى، من التابعين.
And Tamim ibn Hudhalim al-Dabbi, from the Tabi'in.
والحذلمة: الهذلمة، وهى الاسراع.
And al-Hudhlama: al-Hadhlama, which is rapid movement.
يقال: مر يحذلم، إذا مر كأنه يتدحرج.
It is said: He passed by rapidly, if he passed as if he were rolling.