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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a type of fast, somewhat ungainly or forceful movement, often associated with running or striding quickly. It can also imply a sense of urgency or haste in action.

Derived headwords

الهذلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast walkingboth

    A manner of walking characterized by speed and a certain awkwardness or closeness of steps.

  2. 2.
    Striding quicklyclassical

    A gait involving rapid, perhaps somewhat clumsy, strides.

هذلمverb
  1. 1.
    To walk quicklyclassical

    To move with a fast, striding gait.

Parallel reading

الهذلمة: مشي في سرعة
Al-hadhlamah: walking with speed.
والهذلمة: مشية فيها قرمطة وتقارب
And al-hadhlamah: a gait with closeness and proximity [of steps].
قد هذلم السارق بعد العتمه
The thief indeed strode quickly after nightfall.
نحو بيوت الحي أي هذلمه
Towards the tents of the tribe, meaning he approached them quickly.