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الحثف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or alternative spelling for related roots concerning digging, excavating, or searching deeply. It is presented as a less common or dialectal form.

Derived headwords

الحَفْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Digging, excavationclassical

    The act of digging or excavating, particularly into the ground or a substance.

الحَفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To dig, excavateclassical

    To make a hole or cavity by digging into the earth or another material.

الفَحْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Digging, searchingclassical

    The act of digging or searching deeply into something, often to uncover or find it.

الفَحَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To dig, search deeplyclassical

    To dig into something thoroughly or search for it with great effort.

Parallel reading

الحثف، بالكسر، وككتف: لغتان في الحفث والفحث.
Al-ḥathfu, with a kasra, and ka-katifi: two linguistic variants for al-ḥafthu and al-faththu.