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هذلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to lightness, speed, and possibly a speech impediment. It is noted as a variant of another root, explaining its omission by some lexicographers.

Derived headwords

الهذلبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lightness and speedclassical

    The quality of being light and quick in movement or action.

هذرمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Speech impedimentclassical

    A speech impediment, specifically a lisp where 'r' is replaced by 'l' and 'm' by 'n'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الخفة والسرعة
And Ibn Duraid said: it is lightness and speed.
صرح صغير واحد، منهم ابن دريد، بأنها لثغة في هذرمة
One small scholar, including Ibn Duraid, stated that it is a lisp in 'hadhrama'.
أبدلوا الراء لاما والميم موحدة
They substituted 'ra' with 'lam' and 'mim' with 'nun'.
ولهذا أغفلها الجوهري كغيره من أئمة اللغة
And for this reason, Al-Jawhari omitted it, like other linguistic imams.