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هدم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of destruction, demolition, and collapse. It extends to related ideas like ruin, decay, and the state of being worn out. Figuratively, it can describe intense emotions or the concept of wasted or uncompensated blood.

Derived headwords

هَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    he demolished itboth

    he demolished it

هَدْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    demolitionboth

    The act or process of demolishing something.

  2. 2.
    destructionboth

    The state of being destroyed or ruined.

اِنْهَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    it was demolishedboth

    it was demolished

تَهَدَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    it was demolishedboth

    it was demolished

الهَدْمnoun
  1. 1.
    the worn-out garmentboth

    the worn-out garment

  2. 2.
    the plural is ahdāmboth

    the plural is ahdām

أَهْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentsclassical

    Plural of 'hdm', referring to old, tattered clothes.

  2. 2.
    ruinsboth

    Plural of 'hdm', referring to the remains of destroyed structures.

المَهْدُومadjective
  1. 1.
    thin gruelclassical

    A thin, watery gruel or broth, often made from flour and water.

الهَدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    the worn-out garmentboth

    the worn-out garment

  2. 2.
    the plural is ahdāmboth

    the plural is ahdām

هَدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    he demolished itboth

    he demolished it

الهَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    دفعة من المالclassical

    A sum or دفع of money.

نَاقَةٌ هَدْمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strong-backed camelclassical

    A female camel that is strong and robust, particularly in its hindquarters.

  2. 2.
    furious camelclassical

    A female camel that is extremely agitated or furious, possibly due to intense emotion.

مُهَنْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    repaired to a certain measureboth

    repaired to a certain measure

هَدِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    strong hindquartersclassical

    Refers to the strong or powerful hindquarters of a camel.

Parallel reading

هدمت الشئ هدما فانهدم وتهدم.
I demolished the thing, and it collapsed and fell down.
وهدموا بيوتهم، شدد للكثرة.
And they demolished their houses, intensified for abundance (of houses or demolition).
وتهدم عليه من الغضب، إذا اشتد غضبه.
And he collapsed from anger, when his anger intensified.
والهدم بالكسر: الثوب البالى، والجمع أهدام.
And 'al-hdm' (with kasra) is the worn-out garment, and its plural is 'ahdam'.
وذات هدم عار نواشرها تصمت بالماء تولبا جدعا
And a woman with worn-out clothes whose armpits are exposed, drinking water with a wide mouth.
والمهدوم من اللبن: الرثيئة.
And 'al-mahdum' from milk is the thin gruel.
والهدم، بالتحريك: ما تهدم من جوانب البئر فسقط فيها.
And 'al-hadam' (with haraka) is what collapses from the sides of the well and falls into it.
تمضي إذا زجرت عن سوأة قدما كأنها هدم في الجفر منقاض
She proceeds when warned away from indecency, like a fallen thing in a cistern.
ويقال: دماؤهم بينهم هدم، أي هدر.
And it is said: their blood among them is 'hadm', meaning nullified or wasted.
وهدم أيضا بالتسكين، وذلك إذا لم يودوا.
And 'hadm' also (with sukun), and that is when they do not pay blood money.
والهدمة: الدفعة من المال.
And 'al-hadmah' is a sum of money.
وناقة هدمة: شديدة الضبعة.
And a 'hadmah' camel: strong in the hindquarters.
قال الفراء: هي التي تقع من شدة الغضب. وقد هدمت بالكسر.
Al-Farra' said: it is she who falls from the intensity of anger. And she has become 'hadimah' (with kasra).
فيها هديم ضبع هواس
In it is the strong hindquarters of a swift camel.
هذا شئ مهندم، أي مصلح على مقدار.
This is something 'muhandam', meaning well-arranged according to measure.