حدس

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root 'ḥadasa' (حدس) primarily relates to conjecture, guessing, and estimation, often involving a degree of uncertainty or speculation. It extends to meanings of striking, trampling, and moving with speed or purpose, as well as specific applications like slaughtering animals or naming certain entities.

Derived headwords

حَدَسَverb

1.
to guessboth
To form an opinion or conjecture about something based on intuition or limited evidence.
2.
to trampleclassical
To tread upon or crush something with one's foot.
3.
to overcomeclassical
To defeat or overpower someone in a struggle, throwing them to the ground.
4.
to move quicklyclassical
To travel or move with great speed, especially in a journey.
5.
to proceed straightclassical
To move forward in a direct and continuous manner.
6.
to slaughterclassical
To lay down a sheep for slaughter.
7.
to make a camel kneelclassical
To cause a she-camel to kneel down, often before slaughter.

الحَدْسnoun

1.
conjectureboth
Guessing, speculation, or forming an opinion without certainty.
2.
tramplingclassical
The act of treading upon something.
3.
overpoweringclassical
The act of defeating someone in a fight.
4.
speedclassical
Swiftness in travel or movement.
5.
straightforwardnessclassical
Proceeding in a direct and continuous manner.
6.
slaughterclassical
The act of slaughtering a sheep.
7.
making a camel kneelclassical
The act of making a she-camel kneel.
8.
hidden glanceclassical
A furtive or hidden look.

حَدَسْتُ عَلَيْهِ ظَنِّيverb

1.
I conjectured my opinion about itclassical
I formed my opinion about it based on conjecture or guesswork.

حَدَسْتُهُverb

1.
I trampled itclassical
I trod upon it with my foot.

حَدَسَ بِالرَّجُلِverb

1.
he overpowered the manclassical
He defeated the man in a wrestling match, throwing him to the ground.

حَدَسًاnoun

1.
speedclassical
Swiftness in movement or travel.

حَدَسَ فِي الأَرْضِverb

1.
he went into the landclassical
He traveled or moved through the land.

حَدَسَهَاverb

1.
he slaughtered itclassical
He laid down the sheep for slaughter.
2.
he made it kneelclassical
He made the she-camel kneel down.

حَدَسَ لَهُمْverb

1.
he slaughtered for themclassical
He slaughtered a sheep for them, possibly a lean one.

فَاحْدِسْverb

1.
slaughterclassical
An imperative verb meaning to slaughter, specifically referring to the largest camels.
2.
choose by conjectureclassical
To select or choose something based on conjecture or estimation.

حَدَسٌname

1.
a name for a groupclassical
A name for a group of people who were known to frighten mules.
2.
a name for a muleclassical
A name given to a mule, used as a deterrent.

عَدَسَverb

1.
he went into the landclassical
He traveled or moved through the land.

بَنُو حَدَسٍname

1.
Banu Hadassclassical
A large Arab tribe descended from Lakhm.

وَكِيعُ بْنُ حَدَسٍname

1.
Waki' ibn Hadassclassical
A Tabi'i (successor to the companions of the Prophet), though some considered him a companion.

الحَدَاسnoun

1.
the limitclassical
The utmost point or limit that something can reach.
2.
conjecturesclassical
Plural of conjecture; guesses or speculations.

المَحْدَسnoun

1.
the goalclassical
The objective or aim that is sought after.
2.
distant goalclassical
A goal or objective that is far away or difficult to reach.

تَحَدَّسَ الأَخْبَارَverb

1.
to seek newsclassical
To try to find out information or news secretly.

الحِنْدِسnoun

1.
hidden glanceclassical
A furtive or hidden look.

حَدَسْتُ بِسَهْمٍverb

1.
I shot an arrowclassical
I threw or shot an arrow.

الحَدُوسadjective

1.
one who throws himself into dangerclassical
Someone who recklessly throws themselves into perilous situations.

الحَدَسُname

1.
a place in Shamclassical
A town or region in the Levant inhabited by people from the Lakhm tribe.

Parallel reading

الحدس: الظن والتخمين

Al-hadss: conjecture and estimation.

يقال: هو يحدس، بالكسر، أي يقول شيئا برأيه

It is said: he says (yuhdisu), with kasra, meaning he says something based on his opinion.

وأصل الحدس: الرمي

And the origin of al-hadss is: throwing.

ومن حدس الظن، إنما هو رجم بالغيب

And from the conjecture of suspicion, it is merely guesswork into the unseen.

يقال حدست عليه ظني وندسته، إذا ظننت الظن ولا تحقه

It is said: I conjectured my opinion about it (hadastu 'alayhi dhanni) and I presumed it, if you formed an opinion without certainty.

الحدس: التوهم في معاني الكلام والأمور

Al-hadss: imagining or supposing the meanings of words and matters.

يحدس، بالكسر، ويحدس بالضم

He supposes (yuhdisu), with kasra, and he supposes (yahdisu), with damma.

بلغني عن فلان أمر وأنا أحدس فيه، أي أقول بالظن والتوهم

News reached me about so-and-so, and I am conjecturing about it (ahdisu fihi), meaning I am speaking based on conjecture and imagination.

والقصد بأي شيء كان ظنا أو رأيا أو دهاء

And the intention is by any means, whether conjecture, opinion, or cunning.

الحدس: الوطء، وقد حدس برجله الشيء، إذا وطئه

Al-hadss: trampling. And he trampled a thing with his foot (hadasa bi-rijlihi ash-shay'a), if he stepped on it.

الحدس: الغلبة في الصراع، يقال: حدس بالرجل يحدسه حدسا، فهو حديس: صرعه وضرب به الأرض

Al-hadss: victory in wrestling. It is said: he overpowered a man (hadasa bir-rajuli yuhdisuhu hadsan), he is a wrestler (hadis): he threw him down and struck him on the ground.

بمعترك شط الحبيا ترى به من القوم محدوسا وآخر حادسا

In the battleground of the bank of Al-Hubya, you see among the people one who has been thrown down (mahdusan) and another who is wrestling (hadisan).

الحدس: السرعة في السير

Al-hadss: speed in travel.

حتى احتضرنا بعد سير حدس

Until we arrived exhausted after a journey of speed (hads).

الحدس: المضي على استقامة

Al-hadss: proceeding with straightness.

حدس في الأرض وعدس يحدس ويعدس، إذا ذهب فيها

He went into the land (hadasa fi al-ard) and 'adasa, he goes and 'adasa, if he went into it.

الحدس: إضجاع الشاة للذبح، عن الصاغاني، وقد حدسها وحدس بها

Al-hadss: laying down a sheep for slaughter, from Al-Saghani. And he laid it down (hadassaha) and laid it down (hadasa biha).

الحدس: إناخة الناقة، وقد حدسها وحدس بها، عن ابن دريد

Al-hadss: making a she-camel kneel. And he made it kneel (hadassaha) and made it kneel (hadasa biha), from Ibn Duraid.

حدسهم بمطفئة الرضف، أي ذبح لهم شاة مهزولة تطفئ النار ولا تنضج

He slaughtered for them (hadassahum) a sheep that extinguishes embers, meaning he slaughtered a lean sheep for them that extinguishes fire and does not cook.

معناه أنه ذبح لأضيافه الشاة سمينة أطفأت من شحمها تلك الرضف

Its meaning is that he slaughtered a fat sheep for his guests that extinguished those embers with its fat.

وعظماهن فاحدس

And choose the largest of them (fa'hdus).

وقوله: فاحدس، من حدست الأمور: توهمتها، كأنه يريد: تخير بوهمك عظماهن

And his saying: fa'hdus, from 'hadastu al-umur': I imagined them. As if he means: choose the largest of them with your imagination.

وحدس، محركة: قوم كانوا على عهد سيدنا سليمان عليه السلام وكانوا يعنفون على البغال

And Hadass, with haraka: a people who were during the time of our master Solomon, peace be upon him, and they used to scold the mules.

فصار زجرا لهم

So it became a deterrent for them.

وقيل: حدس وعدس: اسما بغالين على عهد سيدنا سليمان عليه السلام

And it was said: Hadass and 'Adass: names of two mules during the time of our master Solomon, peace be upon him.

والعرب تختلف في زجر البغال، فبعض يقول: حدس وبعض يقول عدس

And the Arabs differ in their calls to deter mules; some say: Hadass, and some say 'Adass.

وبنو حدس: بطن عظيم من العرب من لخم، وهو حدس بن أريش بن إراش بن جزيلة بن لخم

And Banu Hadass: a great tribe of Arabs from Lakhm, and he is Hadass ibn Arish ibn Irash ibn Jazila ibn Lakhm.

ملسا بذود الحدسي ملسا

Smoothly with the flock of Al-Hadassi, smoothly.

أو عدس، بضمتين فيهما: تابعي، وجعله الحافظ من الصحابة، في التبصير، وفيه نظر

Or 'Adass, with two dammahs in them: a Tabi'i, and Al-Hafiz considered him among the Companions, in Al-Tabsir, and there is consideration regarding this.

يقال: بلغت به الحداس، بالكسر، أي الغاية التي يجرى إليها، أو أبلغ، ولا تقل: الإداس

It is said: I reached the limit with it (balaghtu bihi al-haddas), with kasra, meaning the goal to which it is driven, or the utmost, and do not say: al-idas.

والمحدس، كمجلس: المطلب

And Al-Mahdas, like Majlis: the sought-after thing.

ويقال: فلان بعيد المحدس

And it is said: So-and-so is far in his goal (ba'eed al-mahdas).

أهدي ثناء من بعيد المحدس

I send praise from a distant goal (ba'eed al-mahdas).

وتحدس الأخبار، وتحدس عنها: تخبرها وأراد أن يعلمها من حيث لا يعلم به

And he sought news (tahaddasa al-akhbar), and he sought news from it (tahaddasa 'anha): he informed himself of it and intended to know it without being known.

وتوجست، إذا كنت تريغ أخبار الناس لتعلمها من حيث لا يعلمون

And you sensed (tawajjusta), if you were seeking people's news to learn it without them knowing.

حدس الكلام على عواهنه، إذا تعسفه ولم يتوقه

He spoke words without basis (hadass al-kalam 'ala 'awahinihi), if he forced it and did not guard against it.

وقاله بالحدس، أي بالفراسة

And he said it by conjecture (bil-hads), meaning by intuition.

والحدس: النظر الخفي، ومنه: الحندس، وسيأتي

And al-hadss: the hidden glance. And from it: Al-Hindis, and it will be mentioned later.

والحدس: الضرب والذهاب في الأرض على غير هداية

And al-hadss: striking and going into the land without guidance.

وحدست بسهم: رميت

And I shot an arrow (hadastu bi-sahmin): I threw.

والحداس: الظنان

And Al-Haddas: the presumed things.

والحديس: المصروع به في الأرض كالمحدوس

And Al-Hadis: the one thrown down on the ground like the one who was thrown down (al-mahdus).

والحدس، محركة: بلد بالشام يسكنه قوم من بني لخم

And Al-Hads, with haraka: a town in Sham inhabited by people from Banu Lakhm.

والحدوس كصبور: الذي يرمي بنفسه في المهالك

And Al-Hadus, like Sabur: one who throws himself into dangers.

قالت لماض لم يزل حدوسا انظر بقيته في عطس

She said to one who was always reckless (hadusan): Look at his remnant in 'Atis.