خد

See also: حد, جد, and خذ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Noun

خَدّ (ḵadd) m (dual خَدَّانِ (ḵaddāni), plural خُدُود (ḵudūd))

  1. cheek
    • 11 Century CE, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, أنا واللّه أصلح للمعالي [I am, by Allah, fit for high positions]
      أُمَكِّنُ عَاشِقِي مِنْ صَحْنِ خَدِّي
      ʾumakkinu ʿāšiqī min ṣaḥni ḵaddī
      Forsooth I allow my lover to kiss my cheek

Declension


Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء خ ذ (ʾ-ḵ-ḏ)

Verb

خد (khad) , ياخد (yaakhud)

  1. to take (to grab with the hands)

Etymology 2

From root خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Noun

خدّ (khadd) m , pl خدود (khuduud)

  1. (anatomy) cheek (part of face)
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