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حضد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of scarcity or being few, possibly with connotations of being stingy or miserly. It is noted as being omitted by al-Jawhari and discussed by al-Fara'i in his 'Nawadir'.

Derived headwords

الحَضَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of being few or scarce in number.

الحِضَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of being few or scarce in number.

الحَضَضُnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of being few or scarce in number.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال الفراء في نوادره: هو (الحضض) وذكر اللغتين.
And al-Fara'i said in his 'Nawadir': It is (al-Haḍaḍ) and he mentioned the two pronunciations.