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خدج

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root خدج (kh-d-j) primarily relates to premature birth or expulsion of offspring, whether complete or incomplete. It extends metaphorically to denote deficiency, incompleteness, or falling short in various contexts, including religious practices and physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الخَدَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature birthboth

    The act of a female animal, especially a camel, giving birth to its young before the full term of gestation.

  2. 2.
    incompletenessboth

    A deficiency or lack, a falling short, used metaphorically for things that are incomplete or lacking.

خَدَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to give birth prematurelyboth

    The verb form indicating a female animal giving birth to its young before the proper time.

  2. 2.
    to miscarryboth

    To expel the fetus or offspring prematurely, whether fully formed or not.

تَخْدِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature birthboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for the act of giving birth prematurely.

تُخَدِّجُverb
  1. 1.
    she gives birth prematurelyboth

    The present tense verb form for a female animal giving birth prematurely.

خَادِجadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely bornboth

    Describing an animal that has given birth prematurely.

  2. 2.
    incompleteboth

    Lacking or deficient, not fully developed or formed.

خَدُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely bornboth

    An adjective describing a female that gives birth prematurely.

  2. 2.
    premature offspringboth

    Referring to the offspring born prematurely.

خَدِيجadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely bornboth

    Describing offspring born before its time, even if fully formed.

  2. 2.
    incompleteboth

    Lacking in development or strength, like a prematurely born creature.

خُدُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature birthsboth

    The plural of 'khadij', referring to offspring born prematurely.

خَدَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature birthsboth

    Another plural form for offspring born prematurely.

خَدَائِجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature birthsboth

    A further plural form for offspring born prematurely.

أَخْدَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to give birth prematurely (incomplete)both

    To give birth to offspring that is incomplete in form, even if the gestation period was complete.

  2. 2.
    to give birth prematurely (complete)both

    To give birth to offspring that is fully formed but before the proper time.

مُخْدِجadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely born (incomplete)both

    Describing an animal that has given birth to an incomplete offspring.

  2. 2.
    deficientboth

    Lacking or incomplete, particularly in physical attributes.

مُخْدَجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely born (incomplete)both

    Feminine form of 'mukhdej', describing a female that has given birth to an incomplete offspring.

  2. 2.
    deficientboth

    Feminine form describing a deficiency or incompleteness.

خُدُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature offspringboth

    The offspring born prematurely.

خَدَجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature offspringboth

    The offspring born prematurely.

مُخْدَجnoun
  1. 1.
    premature offspringboth

    The offspring born prematurely.

مَخْدُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    prematurely bornboth

    Describing offspring that has been born prematurely.

مِخْدَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    habitual premature birthclassical

    Describing an animal that habitually gives birth prematurely.

ذَاتِ خِدَاجother
  1. 1.
    having premature birthclassical

    Describing a female animal that has a history of premature births.

أَخْدَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to give birth prematurelyboth

    To give birth to offspring prematurely, whether complete or incomplete.

  2. 2.
    to neglectclassical

    To fail to complete or perfect something, to neglect one's duty or task.

مُخْدِجadjective
  1. 1.
    deficientboth

    Describing something that is lacking or incomplete, especially a hand.

  2. 2.
    incomplete birthboth

    Describing an animal that has given birth to an incomplete offspring.

مُخْدَجname
  1. 1.
    Mukhdej bin Al-Harithclassical

    A proper name, the ancestor of a clan.

خَدَجَتِ الزِّنْدَةُverb
  1. 1.
    the fire drill failedclassical

    When a fire drill fails to produce sparks or fire.

رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجname
  1. 1.
    Rafi' bin Khadijclassical

    A famous companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

خَدِيجُ بْنُ سَلَامَةname
  1. 1.
    Khadij bin Salamaclassical

    A companion who pledged allegiance at Al-Aqabah but did not witness the Battle of Badr.

خَدِيجَةname
  1. 1.
    Khadijahboth

    A female given name, notably borne by the first wife of Prophet Muhammad.

خَدَجْ خَدَجْother
  1. 1.
    shoo!classical

    A sound used to drive away sheep.

Parallel reading

إلقاء الناقة ولدها قبل أوانه لغري تمام الأيام وإن كان تام الخلق
The camel expelling its young before its time, not of the full days, even if it is fully formed.
يقال خمدجت الناقة وكل ذات ظلف وحافر تخدج خداجا
It is said that the camel and every cloven-hoofed or hoofed animal gives birth prematurely (takhdij khadajan).
لما لقحن لماء الفحل أعجلها وقت النكاح فلم يتممن تخديج
When they conceived from the water of the stud, the time of mating hastened them, and they did not complete their premature birth.
يوم ترى مرضعة خلوجا وكل أنثى حملت خدوجا
A day you see a nursing mother giving birth prematurely, and every female that carried gives birth prematurely.
وفي حديث الزكاة (في كل ثلاثين بقرة خديج)
And in the hadith about Zakat (for every thirty cows, a premature birth).
يريد: تبيع كالخديج في صغر أعضائه ونقص قوته عن الثني والرباعي.
He means: a two-year-old cow like a premature birth in the smallness of its limbs and the weakness of its strength compared to a thani and a ruba'i.
وأخدجت الصيفة (الشتوة) إذ قل مطرها
And the season (winter) is said to be 'akhdajat' when its rain is scarce.
إذا جاءت بولد ناقص الخلق وإن كانت أيامه تامة
If she comes with an offspring of incomplete form, even if its days (of gestation) were complete.
إذا ألقت الناقة ولدها تام الخلق قبل وقت النتاج، قيل: أخدجت وهي مخدج
If the camel expels its fully formed offspring before the time of birth, it is said: 'akhdajat' and she is 'mukhdej'.
فإن رمته ناقصا قبل الوقت قيل: خدجت، وهي خادج
If she expels it incomplete before the time, it is said: 'khadajat', and she is 'khadij'.
وقوم يجعلون الخداج ما كان دما
And some people consider 'al-khidaj' to be what was blood.
خدجت المرأة ولدها وأخدجته، بمعنى واحد
The woman miscarried her child and 'akhdajathu', meaning the same.
وذلك إذا ألقته وقد استبان خلقه
And that is when she expels it after its form has become apparent.
صلاته خداج
His prayer is deficient.
كل صلاة لا يقرأ فيها بفاتحة الكتاب فهي خداج
Every prayer in which the Fatiha is not recited is deficient.
كل صلاة ليست فيها قراءة فهي خداج
Every prayer in which there is no recitation is deficient.
رجل مخدج اليد
A man with a deficient hand.
مخدج اليد أي ناقصها
Mukhdej al-yad, meaning deficient in it (the hand).
أنه أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بمخدج سقيم
That he brought to the Prophet, peace be upon him, a deficient and sickly one.
ولا تخدج التحية
And do not diminish the greeting.
أخدج فلان أمره إذا لم يحكمه
So-and-so 'akhdaja' his affair if he did not perfect it.
خدجت الزندة: لم تور نارا
The fire drill 'khadajat': it did not produce fire.
وكل نقصان في شيء يستعار له الخداج
And every deficiency in something, 'al-khidaj' is borrowed for it.