حَدَقَةٌ
Root: حدق
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حَدَقَةٌ
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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
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