هدهد

Core meaning

The hoopoe, a bird of Sulayman's host, noticed by its absence.

Uses

1. ٱلْهُدْهُدَ → "the hoopoe" : the bird Sulayman looks for while reviewing the birds.

   • «مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ» — "Why do I not see the hoopoe" (27:20)

Evidence from the text

Sole use, in 27:20: Sulayman "reviewed the birds" and notes that he does not see the hoopoe. The word designates one bird among others, named in a review of the host; the rest of the narrative gives it speech and makes it the bearer of news.

See also

طير (the birds) · فقد (to look for the absent, to review)