هودج
العربية
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هودج
- /haw.dad͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
Uncertain origin, natively associated with ه د ج (h d j) with the senses of taking 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.
Possibly under influence of phono-semantic matching of Middle Persian [script needed] (kwpk' /kōfag/, “saddle, the prominent parts at the front and rear of a saddle”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kwp /kōf/, “mountain, hill; hump”); cognate to Modern and Classical Persian کوهه (kōha, “hump; saddle; hillock”) and Persian کوه (kôh, “mountain”).
Compare also Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אוּכָּפָא (ʾukkāp̄ā, “packsaddle”), Classical Syriac ܐܽܘܟܳܦܴܐ (ʾukkāp̄ā, “packsaddle”), Jewish Palestinian Aramaic אכפי (/*ʾukkāp̄ē/, “yoke, type of load bearing device”) which form passed into Arabic أُكَّاف (ʔukkāf, “packsaddle”) and is itself from Akkadian 𒌑𒂵𒁍 (u₂-ka₃-pu /ukāpu/, “saddle-cloth, pack”), to illustrate matching and influence of saddle terms in the region.
noun هَوْدَج · hawdaj · هَوَادِج · الْهَوْدَج
- camel litter, howdah (a closed compartment put on the back of camel, usually used for carrying brides and important women)
- sedan chair, litter
In English
Talk about this word "هودج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. هودج. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC "هودج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC.Cite this
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