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الحثفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the dregs, sediment, or residue found at the bottom of something, such as oil or liquids in a container. It also extends to encompass the refuse, worthless part, or lowest quality of possessions, and metaphorically, the end or conclusion of matters.

Derived headwords

الحَثْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    dregs, sedimentboth

    The thick residue or sediment of oil or other liquids that settles at the bottom.

  2. 2.
    refuse, worthless partclassical

    The lowliest or most worthless portion of wealth or possessions.

بِحَثَافِيرِnoun
  1. 1.
    end, conclusionclassical

    Referring to the latter part or the end of a matter or affair.

الحَثْفَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sediment, dregsboth

    The thick sediment or dregs that remain at the bottom of a jar or container.

  2. 2.
    turbidity, impurityclassical

    Referring to the cloudy or impure substance found at the bottom of a vessel.

Parallel reading

ثَفَلَ الدُّهْنُ وَغَيْرُهُ
The oil and other things settled as dregs.
سَقَطَ المَالُ وَرُذَالُهُ
The wealth and its worthless part fell.
أَخَذْتُ بِحَثَافِيرِ الأَمْرِ
I took hold of the end of the matter.
أَيْ بِآخِرِهِ
Meaning, at its end.
الحَثْفَرَةُ: خَثُورَةٌ وَقَذًى يَبْقَى فِي أَسْفَلِ الجَرَّةِ
The hathfarah: is the thick residue and impurity that remains at the bottom of the jar.