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حُدَيَّا حدي حديا A vying, or competition, and contention for superiority. (K. [There mentioned in art. حدى; but belonging to the present art., (see 5,) like as حُجَيَّا belongs to art. حجو.]) -A2- [One who vies, or competes, and contends for superiority.] You say, أَنَا حُدَيَّاكَ بِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ [I am he who vies, &c., with thee in this affair], meaning come forth to me as an adversary, by thyself alone, (T, S, * K, * TA,) and compete, or contend, with me [in this affair]. (T, TA.) ― -b2- And هُوَ حُدَيَّاهُمْ He aims at them; makes them his object; seeks, endeavours after, pursues, or endeavours to reach, or attain, them. (TA.) ― -b3- And هٰذَا حُدَيَّا هٰذَا This is the like, or like in form, of this. (As, TA.) ― -b4- And حُدَيَّا النَّاسِ One of the men or people. (Kr, K.) -A3- See also حِدَأَةٌ, in art. حدأ.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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