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ه ج د م

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of urging or driving a horse forward, often accompanied by a specific vocalization or command. It includes variations in pronunciation and form, with some discussion on its etymological origins.

Derived headwords

هَجْدَمverb
  1. 1.
    to urge on (a horse)classical

    To drive or urge a horse forward, often with a specific sound or command.

إِجْدَمverb
  1. 1.
    to urge on (a horse)classical

    A variant pronunciation for urging a horse forward.

هَجْدِمverb
  1. 1.
    to urge on (a horse)classical

    A variant pronunciation for urging a horse forward.

هَجْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    urging soundclassical

    The sound or word used to urge a horse forward.

إِجْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    urging soundclassical

    A variant pronunciation for the sound used to urge a horse forward.

هَجْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    urging soundclassical

    A variant pronunciation for the sound used to urge a horse forward.

Parallel reading

لغة في إجدم، في إقدامك الفرس وزجركه
A dialectal variant of 'ijdam', used when urging a horse forward and driving it.
هجدم، كدرهم: زجر للفرس
'Hajdam', like 'dihram': an exclamation to urge on a horse.
لغة في إجدم، كان أليق في الاختصار
A dialectal variant of 'ijdam', which would have been more appropriate for brevity.
وكلاهما على البدل، من زجر الخيل إذا زجرت لتمضي
And both are substitutes, from the driving of horses when they are urged to proceed.
إنما هو: هجدم، بضم الدال وشد الميم
It is actually: 'hajdum', with a damma on the dal and a shadda on the mim.
وبعضهم يخفف الميم
And some of them lighten the mim.
يقال: أول من ركبه ابن آدم القاتل، حمل على أخيه، فزجر الفرس، فقال: هج الدم، فخفف
It is said: The first to ride it was Cain, the killer, who attacked his brother, and urged on the horse, saying: 'Haj al-dam', which was then shortened.
لما كثر على الألسنة، واقتصر على: هجدم، وإجدم
When it became widespread on tongues, it was limited to: 'hajdam' and 'ijdam'.