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هفغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of weakness, specifically due to hunger or illness. It conveys a sense of being frail, feeble, or on the verge of collapse from such conditions.

Derived headwords

هَفَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakboth

    To become weak or feeble, particularly as a result of hunger or illness.

يَهْفَغُverb
  1. 1.
    is weakboth

    The present tense form indicating the ongoing state of being weak due to hunger or illness.

هَفَغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    The state or condition of being weak, especially from hunger or sickness.

هُفُوغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme weaknessclassical

    A severe or extreme degree of weakness, often implying a critical state due to hunger or illness.

Parallel reading

هفغ يهفغ هفغا وهفوغا إذا ضعف من جوع أو مرض.
He became weak, he is weak, a weakness, and an extreme weakness if he weakened from hunger or illness.