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خندق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a trench or ditch, particularly one dug around fortifications for defense. It also extends to place names derived from this feature and, metaphorically, to a tall person.

Derived headwords

الخندقnoun
  1. 1.
    trench, moatboth

    A ditch dug around the walls of a city or fortification for defense.

  2. 2.
    neighborhood, districtclassical

    A large neighborhood or district, specifically mentioned as being in Jurjan and near Cairo.

  3. 3.
    trench dug by a kingclassical

    A trench dug by King Sapur in the desert of Kufa out of fear of the Arabs.

  4. 4.
    valleyclassical

    A valley, mentioned as a secondary meaning.

  5. 5.
    place nameclassical

    The name of a location, as in the verse by Al-Qutami.

حفير حول أسوار المدن — A ditch around the walls of cities
الخندق: محلة كبيرة بجرجان في حواليها — Al-Khandaq: A large neighborhood in Jurjan and its surroundings
الخندق: ة بباب القاهرة تعد من ضواحي الشرقية — Al-Khandaq: A village at the gate of Cairo, considered part of the eastern suburbs
الخندق: حفير لسابور الملك ببرية الكوفة كان حفره خوفا من العرب — Al-Khandaq: A trench dug by King Sapur in the desert of Kufa out of fear of the Arabs
كعناء ليلتنا التي جعلت لنا ... بالقريتين وليلة بالخندق — Like the hardship of our night which was made for us... in Al-Quraytain and a night in Al-Khandaq
الخنادقnoun
  1. 1.
    trenches, moatsboth

    The plural form of 'khandaq', referring to multiple ditches or trenches.

والجمع الخنادق — And the plural is khanaadiq
خندقهverb
  1. 1.
    to dig a trench aroundboth

    To dig a trench around something, to make it into a khandaq.

وخندق حوله: إذا حفره وجعله خندقا — And he dug a trench around it: if he dug it and made it a trench
الخندقوقadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    A tall person.

والخندقوق: الطويل — And Al-Khandaqooq: the tall one

Parallel reading

لا تحسبن الخندق المحفورا يدفع عنك القدر المقدورا
Do not think that the dug trench will ward off destiny that is decreed.
يحط بالعبد الشديد العاتق مثل حطاط البغل في الخنادق
He burdens the strong-necked slave like the stumbling of a mule in the trenches.
منها: أبو تميم كامل بن إبراهيم الخندقي الجرجاني شيخ ثقة
Among them: Abu Tameem Kamil bin Ibrahim Al-Khandaqi Al-Jurjani, a trustworthy scholar.
منها: موسى بن عبد الرحمن
Among them: Musa bin Abdul Rahman.
وخندق بن إياد الدبيري: راجز وكان صديقا لكثير عزة
And Khandaq bin Iyad Al-Dubayri: a poet who was a friend of Kathir Azzah.
وخندق حوله: إذا حفره وجعله خندقا
And he dug a trench around him: if he dug it and made it a trench.
كعناء ليلتنا التي جعلت لنا ... بالقريتين وليلة بالخندق
Like the hardship of our night which was made for us... in Al-Quraytain and a night in Al-Khandaq.