هدبد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a thick, curdled milk and various ailments or weaknesses of the eye. It also extends to a black gum from trees and a general sense of weakness.

Derived headwords

الهدبدnoun

1.
thick curdled milkclassical
Extremely thick, curdled milk.
2.
eye ailmentclassical
A general term for an ailment affecting the eye.
3.
black gumclassical
A black gum that oozes from trees.

هدبدnoun

1.
thick curdled milkclassical
Extremely thick, curdled milk.
2.
weak eyesightclassical
Weakness of vision.
3.
eye ailmentclassical
An ailment of the eye, specifically night blindness.
4.
black gumclassical
A black gum that oozes from trees.

هدابدnoun

1.
thick curdled milkclassical
A term for extremely thick, curdled milk.

هدبدadjective

1.
weak-sightedclassical
Having weak eyesight.

هدبدnoun

1.
weak eyesightclassical
Weakness of the eye or vision.

هدبدnoun

1.
night blindnessclassical
A condition of the eye, specifically night blindness (al-'asha).

هدبدnoun

1.
general eye ailmentclassical
Any condition or ailment that affects the eye.

Parallel reading

وهو من الألفاظ التي استعملوها ساما وصهفة

And it is among the terms they used for something thick and solid.

وهو الحامض الخائر

And it is the sour, curdled (milk).

وهو ضعف العين

And it is weakness of the eye.

وفي غير القاموس البصر بدل العين

And in sources other than Al-Qamus, 'vision' is used instead of 'eye'.

وهو صمغ أسود يسيل من الشجر

And it is a black gum that flows from trees.

وهو الضعيف البصر

And it is the one with weak eyesight.

يستعمل اسما وصفة

It is used as a noun and an adjective.

الهدبد: الشبكرة، وهو العشا يكون في العين

Al-hudbud: Al-shabakah, which is the night blindness that occurs in the eye.

يقال: بعينه هدبد

It is said: 'He has hudbud in his eye'.

إنه لا يبرىء داء الهدبد مثل القلايا من سنام وكبد

Indeed, nothing cures the ailment of al-hudbud like fried dishes from camel hump and liver.

وقيل إنه كل ما يصيب العين

And it has been said that it is everything that afflicts the eye.