حَدَقَةٌ

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حَدَقَةٌ and and حِنْدِيقَةٌ , but IDrd doubts the correctness of this, The black of the eye; i. e. the round part in the middle of the eye; the greater black of the eye; the smaller being the نَاظِر [or pupil], in which is what is termed إِنْسَانُ العَيْنِ, for it is like a mirror, in which one facing it sees his figure; [the part, of the eye, that is surrounded by the white; the iris, together with the whole of the anterior chamber of the eye;] what is in the middle of the white of the eye: or, as some say, externally, the black of the eye; and internally, its خَرَزَة [or lens]: [and sometimes the eye, absolutely; as, for instance, in a phrase mentioned voce ذَابَ, in art. ذوب:] pl. حَدَقٌ , [or rather this is a coll. gen. n.,] and [the pl. is] أَحْدَاقٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and حَدَقَاتٌ and حِدَاقٌ; which last is applied by Aboo-Dhu-eyb to the حَدَقَة together with what surrounds it. [Hence,] تَكَلَّمْتُ عَلَى القَوْمِ I spoke while the people, or party, looked at me. And رُمَاةُ Those who hit the mark in throwing or shooting. And نَزَلُوا فِى مِثْلِ حَدَقَةِ البَعِيرِ They alighted, or alighted and abode, in a tract abounding with herbage; likened to the حدقة of the camel because this is plentifully supplied with moisture.

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