Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حُرْدِىٌّ

Root: حرد

Full Definition

حُرْدِىٌّ A bundle of reeds, or canes, which is laid upon the rafters, or pieces of wood; (called رَوَافِدُ, IAar, L,) of a roof: [the reeds, or canes, which are thus used in the construction of a roof are tied together in small bundles, each of which I have generally found to consist of about five or six: over them is added a coat of plaster:] pl. حَرَادِىُّ: a Nabathæan word: arabicized: you should not say هُرْدِىٌّ.
2 Also, and حُرْدِيَّةٌ , The girdle (حِيَاصَة, Mgh, L, K, TA, in the CK حِياضَة) of a fold for sheep, &c. (حَظِيرَة), which is bound upon the fence (حَائِط) of reeds, or canes, crosswise: accord. to IDrd, Nabathæan. You say, , Verbal.Noun تَحْرِيدٌ.
3 Also حُرْدِيَّةٌ , in the 'Eyn هُرْدِيَّةٌ, but this latter is disallowed by ISk, Reeds, or canes, which are connected, in a bent form, with the arched branches (طَاقَات) of a grape-vine, and upon which the shoots of the vine are let fall.
4 Also حُرْدِىٌّ, with damm, [irregularly formed from حِرْدٌ, unless it be a mistake for حِرْدِىٌّ,] A man having wide, or capacious, intestines [like those of the camel].


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