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حصف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 احصف احصف أحصف حصف , (K,) inf. n. اـِحْصَافٌ, (S,) He twisted a rope firmly, strongly, or compactly. (S, K.) And احصف نَسْجَهُ [ He made his weaving, or his web, compact; or firm and close; or close in texture, and strong: see the pass. part. n. below]: said of a weaver. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] (tropical:) He established, or settled, or he did, performed, or executed, an affair, firmly, solidly, soundly, or well. (S, K, TA.) ― -b3- (tropical:) He (a man, and a horse,) passed, went, or went along, quickly, or swiftly: (S, K:) or raised the pebbles in his running: (Sgh, K:) or went with short steps, but quickly: (ISk, K:) or he (a horse) ran quickly, with short steps, at the utmost rate of the pace termed حُضْر. (AO, TA.) -A2- احصفهُ الحَرُّ, inf. n. as above, The heat caused pustules [ such as are termed حَصَف] to come forth upon his body, or person. (TA.)

Derived headwords

احصفverb
  1. 1.
احصف نَسْجَهُ
احصفهُ الحَرُّ