حفد

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of swiftness, diligence, and service, particularly in work or action. It extends to notions of assistance, speed in movement, and familial relationships, as well as specific objects and places.

Derived headwords

حَفَدَverb

1.
to be diligent in workboth
To exert oneself diligently and quickly in performing a task or duty.
2.
to hastenboth
To move or act with speed.
3.
to serveboth
To act as a servant or assistant.

حَفْدًاnoun

1.
diligence in workclassical
The act of being diligent and swift in one's work.
2.
hasteningclassical
The act of moving or acting quickly.

حَفَدَانًاnoun

1.
diligence in workclassical
The act of being diligent and swift in one's work.
2.
hasteningclassical
The act of moving or acting quickly.

الحَفْدnoun

1.
servantsboth
Those who serve; assistants or helpers.
2.
assistanceclassical
The act of serving or providing help.
3.
a gait slower than trottingclassical
A manner of walking that is faster than a normal walk but slower than a trot.

حَافِدnoun

1.
servantboth
One who serves; an assistant or helper.

حُفَّادnoun

1.
servantsclassical
Plural of حَافِد, referring to those who serve.

الحُفْدَانnoun

1.
a gait slower than trottingclassical
A manner of walking that is faster than a normal walk but slower than a trot.

الإحْفَادnoun

1.
a gait slower than trottingclassical
A manner of walking that is faster than a normal walk but slower than a trot.

حَفَدَةnoun

1.
grandchildrenboth
The children of one's children.
2.
daughtersclassical
One's female offspring.
3.
sons-in-lawclassical
The husbands of one's daughters.
4.
weaversclassical
Those who craft intricate patterns, particularly in textiles.

الحَفِيدnoun

1.
grandchildboth
The child of one's child.

المَحْفَدnoun

1.
mangerclassical
A trough or box in which feed for livestock is placed.
2.
garment's edgeclassical
The border or hem of a piece of clothing.
3.
measuring cupclassical
A vessel used for measuring quantities, especially of grain.
4.
originclassical
The source or fundamental basis of something.
5.
hump's originclassical
The base or beginning of a camel's hump.
6.
woven patternclassical
An intricate design or pattern, especially in textiles.
7.
a place in Yemenclassical
A specific geographical location in Yemen.

المَحْفَدnoun

1.
a place in al-Suḥūlclassical
A specific geographical location in the region of al-Suḥūl.

مُحْتَفِدadjective

1.
swift-cuttingclassical
Describing a sword that cuts quickly and effectively.

أَحْفَدَهُverb

1.
to make someone hastenclassical
To compel or cause someone to move or act with speed.

مَحْفُودadjective

1.
servedclassical
One who is attended to or served by others.

Parallel reading

خف في العمل، وأسرع، كاحتفد، وخدم.

He was diligent in work, and hastened, like 'iḥtafada', and served.

والحفد، محركة: الخدم، والأعوان، جمع حافد، ومشي دون الخبب، كالحفدان والإحفاد.

And al-ḥafdu, when vocalized: servants, and helpers, the plural of ḥāfid, and a gait slower than a trot, like al-ḥufdān and al-iḥfād.

وحفدة الرجل: بناته، أو أولاد أولاده، كالحفيد، أو الأصهار، وصناع الوشي.

And a man's ḥafadah: his daughters, or his grandchildren, like al-ḥafīd, or his sons-in-law, and weavers of intricate patterns.

والمحفد، كمجلس أو منبر: شيء يعلف فيه الدواب.

And al-maḥfad, like majlis or minbar: something in which livestock are fed.

وكمنبر: طرف الثوب، وقدح يكال به.

And like minbar: the edge of a garment, and a cup by which things are measured.

وكمجلس: الأصل، وأصل السنام، ووشي الثوب، وة باليمن.

And like majlis: the origin, and the origin of the hump, and the woven pattern of a garment, and a place in Yemen.

وكمقعد: ة بالسحول.

And like maqʿad: a place in al-Suḥūl.

وسيف محتفد: سريع القطع.

And a sword muḥtafid: swift-cutting.

وأحفده: حمله على الإسراع.

And aḥfadahu: he made him hasten.

ورجل محفود: مخدوم.

And a man maḥfūd: served.