Root

خ ن د ق

1 verb · 1 noun and adjective

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • خَنْدَقَهُ He dug a خَنْدَق
    (K) and خَنْدَقَ حَوْلَهُ (TA) He dug a خَنْدَق, i. e. fosse, or moat, around it. (K, * TA.) [In the CK the words of this art. are with ذ in the place of د.]
  • خَنْدَقٌ A fosse, or moat
    A fosse, or moat, [such as is] dug around the walls of cities: arabicized, from كَنْدَهْ, (IDrd, K,) which is Persian: (IDrd:) pl. خَنَادِقُ. (TA.) ― -b2- And A valley. (TA.)
  • مُخَنْدِقٌ who makes a خَنْدَق
    One who makes a خَنْدَق [i. e. fosse, or moat]. (JK.)
  • خَنْدَقُوقٌ Tall
    Tall. (TA. [But perhaps this is a mistranscription for حَنْدَقُوقٌ, q. v.])

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