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حَدَدٌ

Root: حد

Full Definition

حَدَدٌ : see حَدٌّ, first four sentences.
2 You say also, مَالِى عَنْ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ حَدَدٌ, and مالى عَنْهُ مُحْتَدٌّ , and , with damm, of the same measure as مُكْرَمٌ, or مَحَدٌّ , I have no way of avoiding, or escaping, this thing. And مَا أَجِدُ مِنْهُ وَلَا مُلْتَدًّا I find not any way of avoiding, nor any way of escaping, it.

def.2 Also, and مَحْدُودٌ , Prevented, hindered, impeded, withheld, restrained, debarred, inhibited, forbidden, prohibited, or interdicted. You say, هٰذَا أَمْرٌ حَدَدٌ This is a forbidden, or prohibited, thing; a thing unlawful to be done, or committed. And حَدَدًا أَنْ يَكُونَ كَذَا Forbidden be it that it should be so: like as you say, مَعَاذَ ٱللّٰهِ قَدْ حَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ ذٰلِكَ عَنَّا. أَمْرٌ حَدَدٌ also signifies A disallowed, and vain, or false, thing or affair. And دَعْوَةٌ حَدَدٌ A vain, or false, pretension.
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