خد

See also: حد, جد, and خذ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Noun

خَدّ • (ḵadd) f (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

     ʔumakkinu ʕāšiqī min ṣaḥni ḵaddī

     Forsooth I allow my lover to kiss my cheek

Declension

Declension of noun خَدّ (ḵadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَدّ ḵadd	الْخَدّ al-ḵadd	خَدّ ḵadd
Nominative	خَدٌّ ḵaddun	الْخَدُّ al-ḵaddu	خَدُّ ḵaddu
Accusative	خَدًّا ḵaddan	الْخَدَّ al-ḵadda	خَدَّ ḵadda
Genitive	خَدٍّ ḵaddin	الْخَدِّ al-ḵaddi	خَدِّ ḵaddi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَدَّيْن ḵaddayn	الْخَدَّيْن al-ḵaddayn	خَدَّيْ ḵadday
Nominative	خَدَّانِ ḵaddāni	الْخَدَّانِ al-ḵaddāni	خَدَّا ḵaddā
Accusative	خَدَّيْنِ ḵaddayni	الْخَدَّيْنِ al-ḵaddayni	خَدَّيْ ḵadday
Genitive	خَدَّيْنِ ḵaddayni	الْخَدَّيْنِ al-ḵaddayni	خَدَّيْ ḵadday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُدُود ḵudūd	الْخُدُود al-ḵudūd	خُدُود ḵudūd
Nominative	خُدُودٌ ḵudūdun	الْخُدُودُ al-ḵudūdu	خُدُودُ ḵudūdu
Accusative	خُدُودًا ḵudūdan	الْخُدُودَ al-ḵudūda	خُدُودَ ḵudūda
Genitive	خُدُودٍ ḵudūdin	الْخُدُودِ al-ḵudūdi	خُدُودِ ḵudūdi

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء خ ذ (ʔ-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”)