حدوة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح د د (ḥ d d) related to حَدِيد (ḥadīd, “iron”); an implement of iron. Compare Latin ferrum equorum (“horseshoe”, literally “iron of horses”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حِدْوَة or حَدْوَة • (ḥidwa or ḥadwa) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حِدْوَة; حَدْوَة ḥidwa; ḥadwa |
الْحِدْوَة; الْحَدْوَة al-ḥidwa; al-ḥadwa |
حِدْوَة; حَدْوَة ḥidwat; ḥadwat |
| nominative | حِدْوَةٌ; حَدْوَةٌ ḥidwatun; ḥadwatun |
الْحِدْوَةُ; الْحَدْوَةُ al-ḥidwatu; al-ḥadwatu |
حِدْوَةُ; حَدْوَةُ ḥidwatu; ḥadwatu |
| accusative | حِدْوَةً; حَدْوَةً ḥidwatan; ḥadwatan |
الْحِدْوَةَ; الْحَدْوَةَ al-ḥidwata; al-ḥadwata |
حِدْوَةَ; حَدْوَةَ ḥidwata; ḥadwata |
| genitive | حِدْوَةٍ; حَدْوَةٍ ḥidwatin; ḥadwatin |
الْحِدْوَةِ; الْحَدْوَةِ al-ḥidwati; al-ḥadwati |
حِدْوَةِ; حَدْوَةِ ḥidwati; ḥadwati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حدوة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “حد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 524-526.