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هَدٌّ

Root: هد

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هَدٌّ A weak man; i. e., weak in body; as also هِدٌّ : or, accord. to IAar, the latter only, meaning cowardly and weak: or هَدٌّ and and signify a cowardly man: and قَوْمٌ هَدَادٌ a cowardly people: pl. of هَدٌّ, هَدُّونَ: it has no broken pl. and of هِدٌّ, هِدّٰونَ. A man says to another, in threatening him, إِنِّى لَعَيْرُ هَدٍّ Verily I am not weak.
2 هَدٌّ Extreme odd age; decrepitude. See 1.

def.2 هَدٌّ A cough, or harsh, sound; as also .
2 هَدٌّ The braying of a camel. See 1.

def.3 هَدٌّ A generous, liberal. beautiful man.
2 A strong man.
3 لِى صَاحِبٌ هَدُّكَ صَاحِبًا, and مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ هَدِّكَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ: see 1.
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