حذو

1 حَذَا النَّعْلَ, [aor. ـْ inf. n. حَذْوٌ and حِذَآءٌ, He measured the sandal, or sole, or made it according to a measure; (K;) and cut it (T, K) according to a pattern: (T, TA:) or he made the sandal, or sole, لِى for me. (Mgh.) and حَذَا النَّعْلَ بِالمِثَالِ He cut the sandal, or sole, by the pattern. (Mgh.) And حَذَا النَّعْلَ بِالنَّعْلِ, (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. حَذْوٌ, (S,) He measured the sandal, or sole, by the sandal, or sole; or made it according to the measure thereof; (S, Msb, K;) and cut it according to the pattern and measure thereof: (Msb:) and in like manner, حَذَا القُذَّةَ بِالقُذَّةِ He measured the feather for an arrow by the feather for an arrow; or made it according to the measure thereof. (K.) Hence the prov., (TA,) حَذْوَ القُذَّةِ [meaning (assumed tropical:) With like for like]. (S, TA.) And the saying, جَزَيْتُهُ حَدْوَالنَّعْلِ بِالنَّعْلِ, meaning (assumed tropical:) I requited him [with like for like]. (Har p. 43. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 345.]) One says also, هُوَ جَيَّدُ الحِذَآءِ He is good in respect of proportion, or conformation. (TA.) And [in like manner] a beast is said to be حَسَنُ الحِذَآءِ Goodly, or beautiful, in respect of proportion, or conformation. (TA in art. حذى.) b2: [And hence,] حَذَاحَذْوَ زَيْدٍ (assumed tropical:) [He did as Zeyd did;] he did the deed of Zeyd. (K.) And مِثَالَهُ ↓ احتذى, (S, K,) or عَلَى مِثَالِهِ, (T, TA,) (tropical:) He followed, or imitated, his example (T, S, K, TA) in his affair, or case: (TA:) or احتذى بِهِ he followed, or imitated, his example in his affairs: (Msb:) syn. اقتدى. (T, S, Msb, K.) b3: See also 3, in three places. b4: حَذَاهُ نَعْلًا He put on him (namely a man [i. e. on his foot]) a sandal; as also ↓ احذاهُ: (K:) the former is authorized by As, but the latter is disallowed by him: Az explains the former by حمله على نعل [as though meaning he gave him a sandal upon which to walk; like as حَمَلَهُ for حَمَلَهُ عَلَى دَابَّةٍ means “ he gave him a beast upon which to ride ”]: and accord. to J, (TA,) نَعْلًا ↓ أَحْذَيْتُهُ signifies I gave him a sandal. (S, TA.) b5: حَذَا زَيْدًا, (K,) inf. n. حَذْوٌ, (TA,) He gave to Zeyd. (K, TA. [See also 4 in art. حذى.]) b6: حَذَامِنْهُ حِذْوَةً He cut off from it a piece of flesh-meat. (TA.) b7: حَذَا الجِلْدَ, aor. ـْ i. q. قَوَّرَهُ [He cut a piece out of the skin, generally meaning in a round form]. (TA.) b8: حَذَا لسَانَهُ, (K,) aor. as above, inf. n. حَذُوٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) It (wine, or beverage,) bit his tongue; (AHn, K, TA;) a dial. var. of حَذَى, aor. ـْ which is the word well known. (AHn, TA.) A2: حَذَا التُّرَابَ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ i. q. حَثَاهُ [i. e. He poured with his hand, threw, or cast, the dust in their faces]. (IAth, K.) 3 حَاذَاهُ, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. مُحَاذَاةٌ (Msb, TA) and حَذَآءٌ, (Msb,) He, (Mgh, Msb,) and it, (Mgh,) was, or became, over against, or opposite to, him, or it; (S, Mgh, TA;) faced, or fronted, him, or it; (TA;) syn. آزَاهُ, (Msb, * K,) and قَابَلَهُ; (TA;) as also ↓ حَذَاهُ, aor. ـْ (Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. حَذْوٌ: (Msb:) [and] the latter, (S,) or each, (Har p. 43,) signifies he sat over against, or opposite to, him, or it. (S, and Har ibid.) رَأْسَهَامِنَ الشَّعَرِ وَلَا يَسْتَرْسِلُ ↓ مَا يَحْذُو means ما يُحَاذِيهِ [i. e. What is against, or opposite to, her head, of the hair, and does not hang down below it]. (Mgh. [See another ex. in an explanation of آخِرَةٌ.]) One also says, أَتَيْتُ أَرْضًا بَقْلُهَا عَلَى أَفْوَاهِ غَنَمِهَا ↓ قَدْ حَذَا I came to a land the herbs of which were opposite to the mouths of its sheep, or goats, not rising beyond them. (Sh, TA.) And بِحِذَآءِ هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ ↓ تَحَذَّ Be thou over against, or opposite to, this tree. (TA.) b2: حَاذَتْهَا, said of a girl, She matched her, namely, another girl; she was, or became, her match, fellow, or equal; syn. تَارَبَتْهَا. (A and TA in art. ترب.) b3: [Hence مُحَاذَاةٌ signifying A conformity, a mutual resemblance, or a correspondence, with regard to sound, of two words occurring near together; like اِزْدِوَاجٌ &c.: see art. زوج.]4 أَحْذَوَ see 1, in two places. b2: احذاهُ also signifies He gave him a thing. (TA.) [See حِذْوَة: and see 4 in art. حذى.]5 تَحَذَّوَ see 3.6 تَحَاذَا They were, or became, over against, or opposite to, each other; they faced, or fronted, each other. b2: And They matched each other; each of them was, or became, the match, fellow, or equal, of the other.] b3: التَّحَاذِى in selling and buying: see التَّرَاوُضُ. [This, perhaps, may belong to art. حذى.]8 احتذى He wore, or put on, a sandal, or sandals. (S, TA.) Hence the saying, خَيْرُ مَنِ احْتَذَى النِّعَالَ [The best of those who have worn sandals]. (TA.) A rájiz says, كُلَّ الحِذَآءِ يَحْتَذِى الحَافِى الوَقِعْ [The barefooted whose sole is hurt by the rugged ground and stones will put on any sandal: a prov.]. (S. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 317.]) b2: See also 1.10 استحذاهُ He asked him to give him a sandal [or a pair of sandals]. (S, * TA.) حِذَةٌ: see حِذَآءٌ, in three places. b2: You say also, جَآءَ الرَّجُلَانِ حِذَتَيْنِ The two men came together, side by side. (TA.) [See also حِذْيَةٌ, in art. حذى.]

حَذْوٌ [originally an inf. n. of 1, q. v.]: see حِذَآءٌ, in three places.

حُذْوَةَ: see حِذَآء: A2: and see also حُذَاوَةٌ.

حِذْوَةٌ A gift; (K, and Ham p. 596;) as also ↓ حُذَيَّا; (TA;) or حُذْيَا: (Mgh, and Ham ubi suprà:) or a portion that is given of spoil. (S.) [See also حُذْيَا, in art. حذى.] b2: And A piece, (K,) or small piece, (TA,) of flesh-meat: (K, TA:) or a piece of flesh cut lengthwise; or so حِذْيَةٌ, accord. to some. (Mgh.) [See also حِذْيَةٌ, in art. حذى.]

A2: See also حِذَآءٌ, in three places.

حِذَآءٌ A sandal, or sole; syn. نَعْلٌ; (S, Msb, TA;) vulgarly called حذوة: (TA [there written without any syll. signs]:) pl. أَحْذِيَةٌ. (Msb.) b2: (assumed tropical:) The sole of a camel's foot and of the hoof of a horse (S, Msb, TA) or similar beast; (Msb;) as being likened to a نَعْل. (TA.) Hence the saying in a trad., (S, * Msb, * TA,) respecting a stray she-camel, (Msb, TA,) مَعَهَا حِذَاؤُهَا وَسِقَاؤُهَا (S, Msb, TA) (assumed tropical:) With her are her foot, with which she may defend herself from the smaller beasts of prey, and [her stomach, which, by her replenishing it, affords her means of long] endurance of the want of water: (Msb:) [or] it means that she has ability to traverse the land and to go to water. (TA.) b3: (assumed tropical:) A wife; because she is مَوْطُوْءَة, like the نَعْل. (TA.) A2: Also, [originally an inf. n.,] i. q. إِزَآءٌ [The front, as meaning the part, place, or location, that is over against, opposite, facing, fronting, or in front]. (S, K.) One says, جَلَسَ بِحِذَائِهِ [He sat in the place over against, opposite to, facing, or fronting, him; or simply he sat over against, &c.]. (S.) And هُوَ حِذَآءَكَ and ↓ حِذْوَتَكَ and ↓ حِذَتَكَ [in the CK, erroneously, حِذْوَتُكَ and حِذْيُكَ,] and ↓ مُحَاذَاكَ [He, or it, is over against, opposite to, facing, or fronting, thee]; (K;) and ↓ هو حُذَيَّاكَ; i. e. بِإِزَائِكَ. (K in art. حذى.) And دَارِى حِذَآءَ (S) and ↓ حِذْوَةَ داره (S, K) and داره ↓ حُذْوَةَ (S) and داره ↓ حِذَةَ (S, K) and داره ↓ حَذْوَ and داره ↓ حِذْوَةُ and داره ↓ حِذَةُ and داره ↓ حَذْوُ (K) i. e. إِزَآءَهَا [My house is over against, &c., his house]; (K;) and [so] بِحِذَآءِ داره. (Msb.) And ↓ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ

أُذُنَيْهِ and حِذَآءَ اذنيه [He raised his hands over against, or opposite to, not higher than, his ears]: (Mgh, * Msb:) both are correct expressions. (Mgh.) [Hence, عَلَى حِذَآءٍ وَاحِدٍ Corresponding to, or matching, one another; uniformly disposed.]

A3: See also art. حذى.

حُذَاوَةٌ and حِذَاوَةٌ and ↓ حُذْوَةٌ What falls, and is thrown away, of skins, when they are pared and cut: whence the saying in a trad. respecting the bridal furniture of Fátimeh, that one of her two beds was stuffed with حذوة of the makers of sandals. (TA.) حُذَيَّا [perhaps belonging to this art., like as حُدَيَّا and حُجَيَّا belong to arts. حدو and حجو]: see حِذْوَةٌ, and art. حذى: A2: and see also حِذَآءٌ.

حَذَّآءٌ A maker of sandals: whence the prov., مَنْ يَكُ حَذَّآءً تَجُدْ نَعْلَاهُ [He who is a maker of sandals, his pair of sandals is good]. (TA. [Freytag (Arab. Prov. ii. 665) gives it thus: مَنْ يَكُنْ أَبُوهُ حَذَّآءً تَجُدْ نَعْلَاهُ He whose father is a maker of sandals, his pair of sandals is good.]) حَاذٍ A man wearing a sandal [or a pair of sandals]. (TA.) هُوَ مُحَاذَاكَ: see حِذَآءٌ.