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حذفر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sides, edges, and extremities of things. It extends to encompass the entirety of something, implying completeness, and also denotes fullness or abundance, particularly in the context of filling containers or gathering large numbers of people.

Derived headwords

حذافيرnoun
  1. 1.
    sides, edgesboth

    The upper parts and peripheries of a thing.

  2. 2.
    extremitiesclassical

    The sides or flanks of something.

  3. 3.
    all, entiretyboth

    Used to express completeness, meaning the whole of something.

  4. 4.
    nobles, eliteclassical

    The distinguished or prominent individuals.

  5. 5.
    warriors ready for battleclassical

    Those prepared and poised for combat.

حذافير الشيء: أعاليه ونواحيه — The sides and peripheries of a thing.
الحذافير: الأعالي — The upper parts.
فإذا نحن بالحي قد جاؤوا بحذافيرهم — And behold, the tribe had come with all of them (their entirety).
حذفورnoun
  1. 1.
    side, flankclassical

    A side or flank of something.

  2. 2.
    upper partclassical

    An upper part or extremity of something.

  3. 3.
    large gatheringclassical

    A numerous assembly or multitude.

حذفور وحذفار — A side or flank.
حذفارnoun
  1. 1.
    side, flankclassical

    The side or flank of something.

  2. 2.
    upper partclassical

    An upper part or extremity of something.

حذفور وحذفار — A side or flank.
وقد بلغ الماء حذفارها — And the water had reached its sides.
حذافيرهnoun
  1. 1.
    all of it, its entiretyboth

    Used to denote the whole of something, including all its sides and parts.

وأخذه بحذافيره — And he took it in its entirety.
أعطاه الدنيا بحذافيرها — He gave him the world in its entirety.
فكأنما حيزت له الدنيا بحذافيرها — As if the world was gathered for him in its entirety.
حذفورnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingclassical

    The act of filling something completely.

وحذفرت بمعنى واحد، كلها بمعنى ملأت — And 'hazfara' (to fill) in one sense, all meaning to fill.
حزفرتverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

وحزفرت بمعنى واحد، كلها بمعنى ملأت — And 'hazafara' (to fill) in one sense, all meaning to fill.
حذفرتverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

وحذفرت بمعنى واحد، كلها بمعنى ملأت — And 'hazafara' (to fill) in one sense, all meaning to fill.
حذفورnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance, multitudeclassical

    A large quantity or a great number of people.

والحذفور: الجمع الكثير — And 'al-hazfūr': the large gathering.

Parallel reading

حذافير الشيء: أعاليه ونواحيه.
The sides of a thing: its upper parts and its peripheries.
الحذفار جنبة الشيء.
The flank is the side of a thing.
وقد بلغ الماء حذفارها: جانبها.
And the water had reached its sides.
الحذافير: الأعالي، واحدها حذفور وحذفار.
The sides: the upper parts, its singular is 'hazfūr' and 'hazfār'.
وحذفار الأرض: ناحيتها؛ عن أبي العباس من تذكرة أبي علي.
And the side of the land: its periphery; from Abu al-Abbas in the Remembrance of Abu Ali.
وأخذه بحذافيره أي بجميعه.
And he took it with all its sides, meaning its entirety.
ويقال: أعطاه الدنيا بحذافيرها أي بأسرها.
And it is said: He gave him the world with all its sides, meaning its entirety.
فكأنما حيزت له الدنيا بحذافيرها ؛ هي الجوانب، وقيل: الأعالي، أي فكأنما أعطي الدنيا بحذافيرها أي بأسرها.
As if the world was gathered for him with all its sides; they are the flanks, and it was said: the upper parts, meaning as if he was given the world with all its sides, meaning its entirety.
فإذا نحن بالحي قد جاؤوا بحذافيرهم أي جميعهم.
And behold, the tribe had come with all of them, meaning their entirety.
ويقال: أخذ الشيء بجزموره وجزاميره وحذفوره وحذافيره أي بجميعه وجوانبه؛ وقال في موضع آخر: إذا لم يترك منه شيئا.
And it is said: he took the thing with its entirety, its sides, its flank, and its sides, meaning all of it and its sides; and he said in another place: if he left nothing of it.
يقال جزمرت العدل والعيبة والثياب والقربة وحذفرت وحزفرت بمعنى واحد، كلها بمعنى ملأت.
It is said 'jazmara' (to fill) the waterskin, the bag, the clothes, and the waterskin, and 'hazafara' and 'hazafara' in one sense, all meaning to fill.
والحذفور: الجمع الكثير.
And 'al-hazfūr': the large gathering.
والحذافير: الأشراف، وقيل: هم المتهيئون للحرب.
And 'al-hazāfīr': the nobles, and it was said: they are those prepared for war.