هودج

Arabic

Etymology

From ه د ج (h-d-j) meaning to take short steps, to waver when one walks, to walk like an elder person, to walk like one carrying a burden; a reference to a camel's strain.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hawdad͡ʒ/

Noun

هَوْدَج (hawdaj) m (plural هَوَادِج (hawādij))

  1. camel litter, howdah (a closed compartment put on the back of camel, usually used for carrying brides and important women)
  2. sedan chair, litter

Declension

References

  1. “هدج” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2885, meaning to take short steps, to shake while walking, to walk like an elder person, to walk like one carrying a burden; potentially from "دجج", page 851, meaning to take short steps, to walk like a chicken as he grazes, to walk leisurely or slowly.
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