muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarخَضْدٌ خَضَدٌ
Core sense — he broke wood, or a branch, without separating its partsgenerated
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He broke wood, or a branch, or twig, whether moist or dry, or a soft thing, so that its parts did not separate.
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Said of carriage: it broke fruit in pieces.
1.1.2figurative · مجازthe camel broke, or bent, the neck of another camel—خَضَدَ البَعِيرُ عُنُقَ آخَرَ
Or: the camel fought another camel.
He bent wood, or a branch, or twig, without breaking it.
1.1.3he cut, or cut off, anything moist, or soft, or supple—خضّد
Also, with the same maṣdar: he cut, or cut off, anything moist, or soft, or supple.
Maṣdar تَخْضِيدٌ.
he cut off, or pulled off, or removed, the thorns of the trees—خَضَدَ الشَّجَرَ
1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferred[app. meaning The craunching of it]—خَضْدُهُ
Also, with the same muḍāriʿ and maṣdar: said of a man, he ate violently; or [he craunched a thing;] he ate something moist, or soft, or supple, such as a cucumber or a carrot.
Said of a horse: he ate in the manner termed خَضْمٌ or قَضْمٌ.
An Arab of the desert who liked the cucumber was asked what pleased him in it, and answered:
meaning what is broken in pieces of it—خَضَدُهُ
Or he was asked what pleased him in it, and answered:
1.2it became shrunk and shrivelled—خَضِدَ
Said of fruit.
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, aor. خَضِدَ , (L, K,) inf. n. خَضْدٌ , (L,) He broke wood, or a branch, or twig, whether moist or dry, (L, K,) or a soft thing, (L,) so that its parts did not separate. (L, K.) It (carriage) broke in pieces fruit. (A.) He bent, (S, A, L,) without breaking, (S, L,) wood, or a branch, or twig. (S, A, L.) You say also, خَضَدَ البَعِيرُ عُنُقَ آخَرَ (L, K) The camel broke, (L,) or bent, (K,) the neck of another camel: (L, K:) or the camel fought another camel. (Lth, A.) Also, (S, K,) inf. n. as above, (S,) He cut, or cut off, (S, K,) anything moist, or soft, or supple; and so خضّد , inf. n. تَخْضِيدٌ . (S.) And خَضَدَ الشَّجَرَ He cut off, (S, A, K,) or pulled off, or removed, (Fr, Zj,) the thorns of the trees. (Fr, Zj, S, A, K.) Also, (A, K,) aor. and inf. n. as above, (S,) He (a man, K) ate vehemently: (S, A, K:) or [he craunched a thing;] he ate something moist, or soft, or supple; as a cucumber, and a carrot, (K,) and the like: (TA:) and he (a horse) ate in the manner termed خَضْمٌ , (L,) or قَضْمٌ . (TA.) An Arab of the desert, who liked the cucumber, being asked what pleased him therein, answered, خَضْدُهُ [app. meaning The craunching thereof]: (S, L:) or he was asked what pleased him thereof, and answered, خَضَدُهُ , meaning what is broken in pieces, thereof. (A.) خَضِدَ , [aor. خَضَدَ ,] (TA,) inf. n. خَضَدٌ , (K,) It (fruit) became shrunk and shrivelled. (K, TA.)