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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are old, worn out, or dilapidated, particularly clothing. It also extends to concepts of being heavy, unkempt, or a large, accumulated mass, and can refer to time, places, or groups.

Derived headwords

الهَدْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old, worn-out, or tattered garment.

هدملadjective
  1. 1.
    old and wornclassical

    Describing a garment that is old and worn out.

هدملadjective
  1. 1.
    old and chronicclassical

    Describing something that is old and has persisted for a long time.

هدملadjective
  1. 1.
    unkempt and shaggyclassical

    Describing someone with abundant, unkempt hair, who does not comb or oil their head.

هدملadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    Describing something or someone that is heavy or sluggish.

هدملnoun
  1. 1.
    high moundclassical

    A high, accumulated mound or hill.

الهدملةnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy hillclassical

    A sandy hill or mound that is covered with abundant vegetation.

الهدملةnoun
  1. 1.
    ancient timeclassical

    An ancient, bygone era so long past that its origins are unknown; used as an idiom for something that has passed.

الهدملةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A specific place name, mentioned as an example in classical texts.

الهدملةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A large gathering or group of people.

هدملverb
  1. 1.
    to tear clothesclassical

    To tear or rend one's clothes.

Parallel reading

الثوب الخلق
The worn-out garment.
نهضت إليها من جثوم كأنها ... عجوز عليها هدمل ذات خيعل
I rose to her from a resting place as if she were... an old woman wearing a worn-out garment of Khay'al.
من جثوم: جمع جاثم، أي: نهضت من بين جماعة جثوم
From juthum: plural of jaathim, meaning: I rose from among a group of those resting.
كالهدمل، كسبحل
Like the worn-out one, like sabhal.
القديم المزمن
The old and chronic.
الكثير الشعر الأشعث الذي لا يسرح رأسه ولا يدهنه
The abundant, unkempt hair of one who does not comb or oil their head.
الثقيل
The heavy.
التل المجتمع العالي
The high, accumulated mound.
الرملة المشرفة الكثيرة الشجر
The prominent sandy hill with abundant trees.
ودمنة هيجت شوقي معالمها ... كأنها بالهدملات الرواسيم
And a mound that stirred my longing with its landmarks... as if it were among the prominent sandy hills.
الدهر القديم الذي لا يوقف عليه لطول التقادم
The ancient time that cannot be pinpointed due to its great age.
كان هذا أيام الهدملة
This was during the days of antiquity.
كأن لم يدمنها أنيس ولم يكن ... لها بعد أيام الهدملة عامر
As if no one had inhabited it, and there was no inhabitant for it after the days of antiquity.
حي الهدملة من ذات المواعيس
Salute the Hadaamalah from Dhat al-Mawa'ees.
الجماعة من الناس
The group of people.
رأيت هدملة من الناس، أي: جماعة
I saw a group of people, meaning: a gathering.
خرق ثيابه
He tore his clothes.