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خفن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the young of ostriches and, by extension, to things that are young, small, or newly formed. It also extends to concepts of looseness, speed, and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الخُفَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicksclassical

    The young of ostriches, specifically their chicks.

خَفَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chickclassical

    A single young ostrich chick.

الحُفَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicksclassical

    The young of ostriches, a correction of 'khuffan' (الخفان) with a 'ha' (ح) instead of a 'kha' (خ).

خَفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Looseness of the bellyclassical

    A state of looseness or flaccidity in the abdomen.

الخَيْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Newly flying locustsclassical

    Locusts in their early stage of flight, characterized by varied stripes.

خَيْفَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Newly flying (locust)classical

    Describing a locust that is newly flying.

خُفَيْنِينname
  1. 1.
    Name of a placeclassical

    A place name, specifically a location near Yanbu, situated between it and Medina.

Parallel reading

الخفان رئال النعام، الواحدة خفانة، وهو فرخها
Al-khuffan are the young of ostriches, the singular is khaffanah, and it is their chick.
والذي أراد الليث: الحفان، بالحاء، وهي رئال النعام
And what Al-Layth intended was al-huffan, with a 'ha', which are the young of ostriches.
وخفان مأسدة بين الثني وعذيب، فيه غياض ونزوز، وهو معروف
And Khuffan is a lion-infested place between Al-Thani and 'Adhib, with thickets and springs, and it is well-known.
الخفن استرخاء البطن
Al-khafn is the looseness of the belly.
الخيفان الجراد أول ما يطير
Al-khayfan are locusts when they first start flying.
جرادة خيفانة
A khayfanah locust.
وكذلك الناقة السريعة
And likewise a fast she-camel.
إنما الخيفان من الجراد الذي صار فيه خطوط مختلفة، وأصله من الأخيف، والنون في خيفان نون فعلان، والياء أصلية
Al-khayfan is only from locusts that have become varied with different stripes, and its origin is from al-ukhayf, and the 'nun' in khayfan is the 'nun' of 'fa'lan, and the 'ya' is original.
وخفينن: اسم موضع قريب من ينبع بينها وبين المدينة
And Khufaynin: the name of a place near Yanbu, between it and Medina.
فقد فتنني لما وردن خفيننا، ... وهن على ماء الخراضة أبعد
Indeed, they captivated me when they arrived at Khufayninna... and they are further away at the water of Al-Khiradah.