Arabic

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Root
ه د ب (h-d-b)

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of هَدَّبَ (haddaba, to put lashes or fringes to a thing).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُهَدَّب (muhaddab) (feminine مُهَدَّبَة (muhaddaba), masculine plural مُهَدَّبُونَ (muhaddabūna), feminine plural مُهَدَّبَات (muhaddabāt))

  1. passive participle of هَدَّبَ (haddaba)
  2. fringed with hairs
  3. (histology) ciliated
    خَلَايَا مُهَدَّبَةḵalāyā muhaddabaciliated cells

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: مهدب (müheddeb)