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الحفث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, often snake-like creatures, and by extension, things that are large or bulky. It also refers to a specific type of tent or dome structure.

Derived headwords

الحَفْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Dome, tentboth

    A dome-shaped structure, often used as a tent or a similar covering.

  2. 2.
    Large snakeclassical

    A large, serpent-like creature, specifically a great snake.

الحَفْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dome, tentboth

    A dome-shaped structure, similar to a tent or a cupola.

  2. 2.
    Large snakeclassical

    A great snake, a large serpent.

أَحْفَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of dome/tentboth

    The plural form of 'al-hafth', referring to multiple dome-shaped structures or tents.

  2. 2.
    Plural of large snakeclassical

    The plural form of 'al-hafth', referring to multiple large snakes.

الحُفَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Very large snakeclassical

    A snake that is even larger than the 'al-hafth', implying a significantly bigger serpent.

الحُفَاثِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Bulky, largeclassical

    Describing something as large, bulky, or massive, likely derived from the concept of large serpents.

Parallel reading

الحفث، ككتف: القبة، كالحفثة والحفث، ج: أحفاث، وحية عظيمة كالجراب.
Al-hafth, like 'katif': the dome, like 'al-hafthah' and 'al-hafth', plural: 'ahfath', and a great snake like a sack.
والحفاث، كرمان: حية أعظم منها.
And 'al-hufath', like 'rumman': a snake greater than it.
والحفاثية، ككراهية: الضخم.
And 'al-hufathiyyah', like 'karahiyyah': the bulky/large.