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هذخر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of proud or ostentatious gait, particularly associated with women. It also has a less common association with managing household affairs.

Derived headwords

الهذخرةnoun
  1. 1.
    ostentatious gaitclassical

    A proud, strutting, or swaggering walk, often associated with women.

تهذخرverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering gait.

  2. 2.
    to manage affairsclassical

    To manage or take care of the affairs of a household.

Parallel reading

الهذخرة، على فعللة
Al-hadhkhara, on the pattern fa'lala.
الهذخرة والتهذخر: تبختر المرأة
Al-hadhkhara and al-tahadhkhur: a woman's strutting.
وطفلة في بيته تهذخر
And a young woman in his house struts.
ويروى: تهذخر أي تتبختر
And it is narrated: tahadhkhar, meaning tatabakhtar (she struts).
ويقال: تقوم بأمر بيته
And it is said: she manages the affairs of his household.