خذو

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of relaxation, slackness, and being flaccid, particularly in reference to ears or flesh. It also extends to meanings of being plump or well-fed, and can refer to specific horses or places.

Derived headwords

خَذَاverb

1.
to relaxboth
To become relaxed or slack, especially referring to a body part.

يَخذُوverb

1.
to relaxboth
The present tense form of the verb meaning to become relaxed or slack.

خَذَاverb

1.
to be plumpboth
To have flesh that is plump or well-developed.

خَذْوَاءadjective

1.
flaccid-earedboth
Describing an animal, particularly a female donkey or horse, with large, drooping, or flaccid ears.
2.
slow hearingclassical
Having ears that are slow to hear or perhaps less sensitive.

خَذَاوِيَةadjective

1.
flaccid-earedclassical
An alternative form describing an animal with flaccid ears.

الخَذَاnoun

1.
flaccid earsclassical
The characteristic of having large, drooping ears, specifically mentioned in relation to horses.

خَذْوَاءadjective

1.
flaccid-earedboth
Describing a female donkey with large, drooping ears.

الخَذْوَاءname

1.
Al-Khudhwā'classical
The name of a specific mare belonging to Shayṭān ibn al-Ḥakam, mentioned in historical accounts of battles.
2.
Al-Khudhwā'classical
The name of a mare belonging to Ṭufayl al-Ghuunawī.

الخَذَوَاتnoun

1.
Al-Khudhawātclassical
A place name, possibly a valley or area, where a specific event involving Sa'd al-Aslamī occurred.

الأخْذَىnoun

1.
flaccid earsclassical
A plural form referring to flaccid ears, derived from a root with 'waw'.

خُذُوnoun

1.
flaccid earsclassical
The plural form of 'al-akhdhā', referring to flaccid ears.

Parallel reading

خَذَا الشيءُ يَخذُو خُذُوًّا: استرخى

Something relaxed: it became relaxed.

خَذَا لحمهُ: اكتنز

His flesh became plump: it was well-developed.

وأذنٌ خَذْوَاءٌ وخَذَاوِيَةٌ، الأخيرة بالضم: بَيِّنَةُ الخَذَا

And a flaccid-eared (animal), and khadhāwiyah, the latter with damma: clearly having flaccid ears.

لها أذنانِ خَذْوَاءُ خَذَاوِيَتَا ن

She had two ears, flaccid and droopy.

وأتانٌ خَذْوَاءٌ: مُسترخيةُ الأذن

And a female donkey, khadhwā': with a relaxed ear.

والخَذْوَاءُ: فرسان

And Al-Khudhwā' refers to two mares.

وقد مُنَّتِ الخَذْوَاءُ مِنَّا عليهم وشَيْطَانُ إذْ يَدْعُوهُمْ ويَثُوبُ

And Al-Khudhwā' was granted to us against them, and Shayṭān when he calls them and rallies.

مَنْ أَخَذَ شَعْرَةً مِنْ شَعَرِ الخَذْوَاءِ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ

Whoever takes a hair from the hair of Al-Khudhwā' is safe.

والخَذَوَاتُ، مُحرَّكةً: ع

And Al-Khudhawāt, with haraka: a place name.

رأيتُ أبا بكرٍ بالخَذَوَاتِ قد حَلَّ سُفْرَةً مُعَلَّقَةً

I saw Abu Bakr at Al-Khudhawāt, having untied a hanging food pouch.

جمعُ الأَخْذَى خُذُوٌّ، بالواو، لأنه من بنات الواو

The plural of 'al-akhdhā' is 'khudhuw', with a waw, because it is from the 'waw' daughters.