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

  • IPA(key): /ħid.wa/
  • IPA(key): /ħad.wa/

Noun

حِدْوَة or حَدْوَة (ḥidwa or ḥadwa) f

  1. horseshoe

Declension

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), حد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 524-526
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