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حثرف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe roughness, redness, and scattering or destabilization. It is primarily used in classical Arabic with limited modern application.

Derived headwords

الحَثْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Roughness and redness of the eyeclassical

    This refers to a condition of the eye characterized by roughness and a reddish appearance.

تَحَثْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter or disperse something from one's hands.

حَثْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to destabilizeclassical

    To shake or destabilize something from its position.

Parallel reading

الحثرفة: الخشونة والحمرة تكون في العين.
Al-hathrafa: roughness and redness that occurs in the eye.
وتحثرف الشيء من يدي: تبدد.
And 'tahathrafa' the thing from my hand: it scattered.
وحثرفه من موضعه: زعزعه؛
And 'hathrafa' it from its place: he destabilized it;