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حف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

حَفَّانٌ حفان A full vessel: (K:) or a vessel nearly filled to [ the top of ] each side: (TA:) or a vessel of which the contents, measured therein, reach to [ the top of ] each side. (S, K.) -A2- The young ones of an ostrich; male and female: (S, K:) or, accord. to ISd, females only: (MF, TA:) n. un. with ة. (S, K.) ― -b2- The feathers, or plumage, of the ostrich. (TA.) ― -b3- The young ones of camels: (TA:) sometimes these are thus termed: (S in art. حفن:) [app. as being likened to those of the ostrich:] or such camels as are under [i. e. younger than ] those termed حِقَاق: (TA:) n. un., applied to a male and a female, as above. (S in art. حفن.) ― -b4- Servants: (S, K:) as though likened to the young ones of the ostrich. (TA.)

Derived headwords

حَفَّانٌ
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