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حندج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes types of sand dunes and sandy terrain, often characterized by their fertility or specific geological properties. It also extends metaphorically to describe large camels, possibly due to their size and imposing presence resembling sand dunes.

Derived headwords

الحندجnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile sand duneboth

    A type of sand dune that is fertile and supports various kinds of plants.

الحندجةnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile sand duneboth

    A type of sand dune that is fertile and supports various kinds of plants.

  2. 2.
    large sand duneclassical

    A sand dune that is characterized by its great size.

الخندوجnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile, unyielding sandclassical

    A type of sand that is fertile but does not easily yield or shift in the land.

الجناديجnoun
  1. 1.
    long sand ridgesboth

    Long ridges of sand.

  2. 2.
    short sand dunesboth

    Short sand dunes.

  3. 3.
    ropesclassical

    Ropes, a metaphorical extension.

خندجnoun
  1. 1.
    sand duneboth

    The singular form of sand dunes, referring to a single dune.

حندوجةnoun
  1. 1.
    sand duneboth

    The singular form of sand dunes, referring to a single dune.

الحنادجnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelsclassical

    Large camels, metaphorically compared to sand dunes due to their size.

Parallel reading

الحندج، والحندجة: (رملة طيبة تنبت ألوانا) من النبات
Al-Hundaj and Al-Handajah: a fertile sand dune that sprouts various kinds of plants.
على أقحوان في حنادج حرة يناصي حشاها عانك متكاوس
Upon anemones in free sand dunes, whose interiors are met by a clustered, dense plant.
ويناصي: يقابل
And yunasi: means to face or meet.
وقيل: الحندجة: الرملة العظيمة
And it was said: Al-Handajah: the great sand dune.
الخندوج: رمل لا ينقاد في الأرض، ولاكنه منبت
Al-Khanduj: sand that does not yield in the land, but it is fertile.
الجناديج: حبال الرمل الطوال، أو هي رملات قصار
Al-Janadij: long sand ridges, or they are short sand dunes.
واحدها خندج وحندوجة
Its singular is Khindaj and Handujah.
يثور من مشافر الحنادج ومن ثنايا القف ذي الفوائج
It erupts from the edges of the sand dunes and from the passes of the rugged land with its abundant features.
والχανادج: العظام من الإبل
And Al-Hanadij: the large ones among the camels.
شبهت بالرمال
They were likened to sand dunes.