هند

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'هند' primarily relates to the number one hundred, specifically of camels, and by extension, large numbers or quantities. It also extends to place names, personal names, and actions like hastening or being agitated.

Derived headwords

هُنَيْدَةnoun

1.
A hundred camelsclassical
Specifically refers to one hundred camels. It can also be used metaphorically for a large number.
2.
A hundred yearsclassical
Used metaphorically to denote a century or a long period of time.

أعطوا هنيدة تحدوها ثمانية — They gave a hundred (camels) led by eight

الهِنْدname

1.
India
The name of the country India.
2.
A people/groupclassical
Refers to a group or people from India.

تقضمخ الهندي والغارا — It crushes the Indian (wood) and the Ghara (wood)

هِنْدname

1.
Hind (female name)
A proper name for a female.
2.
Hind (male name)classical
A proper name for a male.

أخالد قد علقتك بعد هند — O Khalid, I have become attached to you after Hind

أَهِنْدَادnoun

1.
A hundred (plural)classical
Plural form referring to hundreds, often of camels.

هُنُودnoun

1.
Hindus
Plural referring to people from India, often specifically Hindus.
2.
Hundredsclassical
Plural of 'hundred', referring to large numbers.

فيهم جياد وأخطار مؤبلة من هند هند وأزياد على الهند — Among them are fine and valuable (camels) from the hundreds of camels and additions to the hundreds

الهَنَدَكnoun

1.
Men of Indiaclassical
Refers to men from India.

كأنها طماطم يوفون الوفور هنادك — As if they were dark, fulfilling the full measure, men of India

الهِنْدَوَانِيّadjective

1.
Indian (sword)classical
Relating to India, specifically used for swords made in India.

السيف الهندواني — The Indian sword

المُهَنَّدadjective

1.
Indian (sword)classical
A sword made of Indian steel, known for its quality.

وهو المطبوع من حديد الهند — And it is the one made from Indian iron

تَهْنِيدnoun

1.
Sharpening (a sword)classical
The act of sharpening a sword.
2.
Making (Indian steel)classical
The process of working with or making items from Indian steel.

كل حسام محكم التهنيد — Every well-sharpened sword

هَنَّدَverb

1.
To sharpen (a sword)classical
To hone or sharpen a blade.
2.
To make (Indian steel)classical
To work with or produce items from Indian steel.

هِنْدverb

1.
To fall shortclassical
To be deficient or fall short in a matter.
2.
To hoot (like an owl)classical
To make the sound of an owl.
3.
To insult severelyclassical
To verbally abuse someone with harsh insults.
4.
To endure insultclassical
To tolerate an insult and refrain from retaliating.

فما هند — He did not lie

هند تهنيدا — He fell short in the matter

هَنَّدَتْهُverb

1.
To make him fall in loveclassical
A woman making a man fall in love with her through affection and flirtation.

وهندته المرأة: أورثته عشقا بالملاطفة والمغازلة — And the woman 'hindat-hu' him: she caused him to inherit love through gentleness and flirtation

الهِنْدَوَانname

1.
A river in Khuzestanclassical
A river located in Khuzestan, Persia.

الهِنْدَوَانname

1.
A neighborhood in Balkhclassical
A historical neighborhood in the city of Balkh.

الهِنْدُوَانِيّname

1.
Abu Ja'far al-Hinduwaniclassical
A Hanafi jurist from Balkh, known as 'Little Abu Hanifa'.

هِنْدَمِنْدname

1.
A river in Sistanclassical
A major river in Sistan, known for its unique hydrological properties.

أعظم أنهار سجستان نهر هندمند — The greatest river of Sistan is the Hindamand river

هُنَادname

1.
Hunad bin Al-Sariclassical
A reliable hadith narrator.

هُنَادَةname

1.
Hunadah (female name)classical
A proper name for a female.

غرك من هنادة التهنيد موعودها والباطل الموعود — Hunadah's promises and the promised falsehood have deceived you

دَيْرُ هِنْدname

1.
Monastery of Hindclassical
A place name, referring to a monastery, with two locations mentioned in Al-Hirah and Damascus.

لما مررت بدير الهند أرقني صوت الدجاج وضرب بالنواقيس — When I passed by the Monastery of Hind, the sound of chickens and the striking of bells disturbed me

Parallel reading

أعطوا هنيدة تحدوها ثمانية ما في عطائهم من ولا سرف

They gave a hundred (camels) led by eight, there was no excess or extravagance in their giving.

وهي اسم لكل مائة من الإبل وغيرها

And it is a name for every hundred of camels and other things.

ونصر بن دهمان الهنيدة عاشها وتسعين عاما ثم قوم فانصات

And Nasr bin Dahman lived ninety years and then recovered.

وقيل هي اسم للمائة ولما دوينها ولما فويقها

And it was said that it is a name for a hundred, and what is below it, and what is above it.

فيهم جياد وأخطار مؤبلة من هند هند وأزياد على الهند

Among them are fine and valuable (camels) from the hundreds of camels and additions to the hundreds.

وإن شئت جمعته جمع السلامة فقلت هندات

And if you wish, you can pluralize it with a sound feminine plural, saying 'hindat'.

أخالد قد علقتك بعد هند فشيبني الخوالد والهنود

O Khalid, I have become attached to you after Hind, and the long-lasting (things) and the Hinds have made me old.

وإنما تنى العود الطيب الذي من بلاد الهند

It is only the good incense that comes from the lands of India.

حتى استباح السند والأهاندا

Until he made the Sindh and the Ahinda permissible (to conquer).

ومقربة دهم وكمت كأنها طماطم يوفون الوفور هنادك

And dark, black, and red (camels) that are like dark clouds, fulfilling the full measure, men of India.

إذا عمل ببلاد الهند

If it is made in the lands of India.

هند تهنيدا إذا قصر في الأمر

Hind (verb) means to fall short in the matter.

وهند وهند إذا صاح صياح البومة

And 'hind' and 'hind' if he makes the cry of an owl.

وهند الرجل، إذا شتم إنسانا شتما قبيحا

And 'hind' a man, if he insults someone with an ugly insult.

وهند، إذا شتم فاحتمله وأمسك عن شتم الشاتم

And 'hind', if he is insulted and endures it and refrains from insulting the insulter.

كل حسام محكم التهنيد يقضب عند الهز والتجريد

Every well-sharpened sword cuts when shaken and drawn.

فما هند

He did not lie.

وهندته المرأة: أورثته عشقا بالملاطفة والمغازلة

And the woman 'hindat-hu' him: she caused him to inherit love through gentleness and flirtation.

هندتني فلانة، أي تيمتني بالمغازلة

So-and-so 'hindat-ni' me, meaning she captivated me with flirtation.

وهو علامة الإضافة عند الفرس معناه باب هندوان، أي باب الهنود

And it is a sign of addition among the Persians, meaning the gate of Hindawan, i.e., the gate of the Indians.

أعظم أنهار سجستان نهر هندمند

The greatest river of Sistan is the Hindamand river.

غدونا شط نهر الهند مند سكارى آخذي بالدستبند إلى آخره

We went out to the bank of the Hindamand river, drunk, holding the wristband until its end.

غرك من هنادة التهنيد موعودها والباطل الموعود

Hunadah's promises and the promised falsehood have deceived you.

لما مررت بدير الهند أرقني صوت الدجاج وضرب بالنواقيس

When I passed by the Monastery of Hind, the sound of chickens and the striking of bells disturbed me.