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, aor. , (L, K,) inf. n. خَرَدٌ, (L,) She was an untouched virgin; (L, K;) as also ↓ اخردت, inf. n. إِخْرَادٌ; (L;) and ↓ تخرّدت: (L, K:) or she was bashful and grave or staid or sedate, or very bashful, long silent, low in voice, one who concealed herself from public view, (L, K,) and did not remain long in her parents' house, or tent, unmarried, after having attained the usual proper age for marriage. (L.) ― -b2- And خَرِدَ He was, or became, affected with shame, bashfulness, or pudency; (IAar;) as also ↓ اخرد (K.) ― -b3- He was, or became, abject. (IAar.) ― -b4- Also, inf. n. as above; and ↓اخرد; He kept long silence: (L, K:) and the latter signifies also he kept silence by reason of abjectness; not by reason of bashfulness: so accord. to the K: but accord. to the A, he kept silence by reason of bashfulness; and اقرد signifies "he kept silence by reason of abjectness:" (TA:) and so says IAar: (TA in art. قرد:) or اخرد accord. to IAar signifies he spoke little. (Har p. 250.) [See also خَارِدٌ.]

see 1, in three places. ― -b2- اخرد إِلَى اللَّهْوِ He inclined to play, sport, or diversion. (K.)

see 1.

:see خَرِيدَةٌ, in two places.

: see the next paragraph. ― -b2- صَوْتٌ خَرِيدٌ A gentle voice, characterized by bashfulness, or modesty. (IAar, K.)

A virgin: (IAar, S, A:) and a bashful, or modest, woman: and sometimes they said ↓ جَارِيَةٌ خَرُودٌ, meaning a girl bashful and grave or staid or sedate; or very bashful: (S:) or خرِيدَةٌ and ↓ خَرِيدٌ and ↓ خَرُودٌ signify an untouched virgin: or a female bashful, and grave or staid or sedate, or very bashful, long silent, low in voice, who conceals herself from public view, (L, K,) and does not remain long in her parents' house, or tent, unmarried, after having attained the usual proper age for marriage: (L:) pl. خَرَايأِدُ and خُرَّدٌ (S, A, L, K) and خُرُدٌ; (S, L, K;) the second of which is contr. to rule. (L.) ― -b2- Also (tropical:) An unbored pearl. (Lth, IAar, S, A, K.)

Silent by reason of bashfulness; not by reason of abjectness: and ↓ مُخْرِدٌ silent by reason of abjectness; not by reason of bashfulness: so accord. to AA: and the latter, simply, silent. (L.) [See also 1.]

: see the next preceding paragraph.