هودج

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

Declension of noun هَوْدَج (hawdaj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوْدَج hawdaj	الْهَوْدَج‎ al-hawdaj	هَوْدَج hawdaj
Nominative	هَوْدَجٌ hawdajun	الْهَوْدَجُ‎ al-hawdaju	هَوْدَجُ hawdaju
Accusative	هَوْدَجًا‎ hawdajan	الْهَوْدَجَ‎ al-hawdaja	هَوْدَجَ hawdaja
Genitive	هَوْدَجٍ hawdajin	الْهَوْدَجِ‎ al-hawdaji	هَوْدَجِ hawdaji
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوْدَجَيْن‎ hawdajayn	الْهَوْدَجَيْن‎ al-hawdajayn	هَوْدَجَيْ‎ hawdajay
Nominative	هَوْدَجَانِ‎ hawdajāni	الْهَوْدَجَانِ‎ al-hawdajāni	هَوْدَجَا‎ hawdajā
Accusative	هَوْدَجَيْنِ‎ hawdajayni	الْهَوْدَجَيْنِ‎ al-hawdajayni	هَوْدَجَيْ‎ hawdajay
Genitive	هَوْدَجَيْنِ‎ hawdajayni	الْهَوْدَجَيْنِ‎ al-hawdajayni	هَوْدَجَيْ‎ hawdajay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَادِج‎ hawādij	الْهَوَادِج‎ al-hawādij	هَوَادِج‎ hawādij
Nominative	هَوَادِجُ‎ hawādiju	الْهَوَادِجُ‎ al-hawādiju	هَوَادِجُ‎ hawādiju
Accusative	هَوَادِجَ‎ hawādija	الْهَوَادِجَ‎ al-hawādija	هَوَادِجَ‎ hawādija
Genitive	هَوَادِجَ‎ hawādija	الْهَوَادِجِ‎ al-hawādiji	هَوَادِجِ‎ hawādiji

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.