الحفش

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root الحفش primarily relates to concepts of peeling, extracting, gathering, and intense effort. It also encompasses ideas of confinement, smallness, and decay, particularly concerning dwellings and animal conditions.

Derived headwords

الحَفْشnoun

1.
Peeling, extractionboth
The act of peeling or stripping something off, or extracting something.
2.
Effort, diligenceboth
Diligence, earnest effort, or striving.
3.
Gathering, collectionboth
The act of gathering or collecting things together.
4.
Flowing streamclassical
The flowing of a stream or floodwater into a single pool or depression.
5.
Running repeatedlyclassical
The repeated running of a horse, one bout after another.
6.
Gathering of peopleboth
The assembly or gathering of a group of people.
7.
Driving awayclassical
The act of driving away or expelling.

الحِفْشnoun

1.
Spindle caseclassical
A container or case for spindles used in spinning.
2.
Small basketclassical
A small basket or container, possibly for carrying things.
3.
Tiny dwellingboth
A very small house or dwelling, or one made of hair/wool.
4.
Hump of a camelclassical
The hump of a camel.
5.
Vulvaclassical
The vulva or female genitalia.
6.
Stairs, stepsclassical
Stairs or steps.
7.
Worn-out itemboth
A worn-out, dilapidated, or useless thing.
8.
Debris from vesselsclassical
The remnants or fragments from vessels, such as bottles or jars.
9.
Large worn sackclassical
A large, worn-out, or dilapidated sack or bag.

أحفاشnoun

1.
Household goodsclassical
The furnishings, cloth, or inferior belongings of a house.
2.
Ground mistclassical
Mist or fog on the ground, or hedgehogs found on the land.

حَفَشَ السَنَامverb

1.
Camel's hump decayedclassical
When a camel's hump is afflicted with a sore that eats it from the bottom up, leaving the top intact.

بَعِيرٌ حَفْشُ السَنَامadjective

1.
Camel with decayed humpclassical
A camel whose hump has decayed from the bottom up.

جَمَلٌ أَحْفَشadjective

1.
Camel with decayed humpclassical
A camel with a decayed hump.

نَاقَةٌ حَفْشَاءadjective

1.
She-camel with decayed humpclassical
A she-camel with a decayed hump.

حَفْشَةadjective

1.
She-camel with decayed humpclassical
A she-camel with a decayed hump.

حَفَشَتِ المَرْأَةُ لِزَوْجِهَا الوُدَّverb

1.
Woman exerted effort for husbandclassical
A woman exerted herself diligently for her husband's affection or well-being.

حَفَشَتِ السَّمَاءُverb

1.
Sky rained heavilyclassical
The sky poured down intense rain for a short period.

الإحْفَاشnoun

1.
Hurrying, hasteningclassical
The act of hurrying or hastening.

التَّحْفِيشnoun

1.
Staying in a small houseclassical
The act of staying confined to a very small house or dwelling.

التَّحَفُّشnoun

1.
Staying in a small houseclassical
The act of staying confined to a very small house or dwelling.

Parallel reading

الحفش، كالضرب: القشر، والاستخراج، والجد، والجمع، وجريان السيل إلى مستنقع واحد، وجري الفرس جريا بعد جري، واجتماع القوم، والطرد.

Al-hafsh, like al-ḍarb: peeling, extraction, diligence, gathering, the flow of a stream to one pool, a horse running bout after bout, the gathering of people, and driving away.

وبالكسر: وعاء المغازل، والسفط، والبيت الصغير جدا، أو من شعر، والسنام، والفرج، والدرج، والشيء البالي، وما كان من أسقاط الآنية كالقوارير وغيرها، والجوالق العظيم البالي، ج: أحفاش.

And with kasr: a spindle case, a small basket, a very small house, or one made of hair, the hump (of a camel), the vulva, stairs, a worn-out thing, and what remains of broken vessels like bottles and others, and a large worn-out sack, pl: aḥfāsh.

أو أحفاش البيت: قماشه، ورذال متاعه، و من الأرض: ضبابها وقنافذها.

Or aḥfāsh of the house: its cloth, and the refuse of its belongings, and from the land: its mist and its hedgehogs.

وحفش السنام، كفرح: أخذته الدبرة في مقدمه، فأكلته من أسفله إلى أعلاه، وبقي مؤخره صحيحا.

And ḥafasha the hump, as in faraḥa: the sore took hold of its front, eating it from its bottom upwards, while its rear remained intact.

وبعير حفش السنام، وجمل أحفش، وناقة حفشاء، وحفشة.

And a camel with a ḥafsh of a hump, and a camel aḥfash, and a she-camel ḥafshā', and ḥafshah.

والمرأة لزوجها الود: اجتهدت فيه،

And the woman for her husband's affection: she exerted herself in it,

والسماء: جادت بمطر شديد ساعة.

And the sky: it generously gave intense rain for an hour.

والإحفاش: الإعجال.

And al-iḥfāsh: hastening.

والتحفيش والتحفش: لزوم البيت الصغير.

And al-taḥfīsh and al-taḥafsh: staying in a small house.