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حفضه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing, casting down, or laying something aside. It extends to concepts of bending, carrying, and preparing goods for transport, as well as describing dry, brittle land.

Derived headwords

حَفَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cast something down or throw it from one's hands.

  2. 2.
    to bendclassical

    To bend or curve something, like a branch or a musical instrument.

حَفْضnoun
  1. 1.
    household goodsclassical

    The movable property of a house, especially when prepared for transport.

  2. 2.
    carrier camelclassical

    A camel that carries goods.

  3. 3.
    tent structureclassical

    The structure of a tent, including its poles and ropes.

  4. 4.
    bearer of knowledgeclassical

    One who carries or upholds knowledge.

  5. 5.
    weak camelclassical

    A weak or emaciated camel.

  6. 6.
    tent poleclassical

    The central pole of a tent or pavilion.

حُفَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    tent polesclassical

    Plural of 'hifd', referring to the poles of a tent.

أَحْفَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    tent polesclassical

    Plural of 'hifd', referring to the poles of a tent.

تَحْفِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    casting behindclassical

    The act of throwing or casting people behind oneself.

حَفَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to lightenclassical

    To make something lighter or easier, often used in a religious context for God making things easier for someone.

حَفَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry outclassical

    To make the land dry.

مُحْفَضadjective
  1. 1.
    dry and brittleclassical

    Describing land that has become dry, brittle, and makes a rattling sound.

Parallel reading

حفضه: ألقاه، وطرحه من يديه
To cast it down, to throw it from one's hands.
و العود: حناه، وعطفه
And for a branch: to bend it, to curve it.
والحفض، محركة: متاع البيت إذا هيئ للحمل
And 'al-hifd', when vocalized with fatha on the ha: the household goods when prepared for carrying.
والبعير الذي يحمله
And the camel that carries it.
وبيت الشعر بعمده وأطنابه
And the tent with its poles and ropes.
وحامل العلم
And the bearer of knowledge.
والجمل الضعيف
And the weak camel.
وعمود الخباء
And the pole of the tent.
وحفضتهم تحفيضا: طرحتهم خلفي، وخلفتهم
And I cast them behind me with 'tahfidhan': I threw them behind me, and I left them behind.
و الله عنه: خفف
And God made it easy for him: He lightened it.
و الأرض: يبسها
And the land: He dried it out.
وحفضت أرضنا وهي محفض: يابسة مقعقعة
And our land became dry and it is 'muhfid': dry and rattling.