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المحذرف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to things that are shaped, filled, or perhaps have a specific form. It also extends to describe animals and small remnants.

Derived headwords

المَحْذَرِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Shaped thingclassical

    Something that is shaped or formed, particularly in reference to the shape of a hoof or cloven hoof.

  2. 2.
    Full vesselclassical

    A vessel or container that is full.

حِذْرِفname
  1. 1.
    Hyenaclassical

    A female hyena.

حِذْرِفُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    Trifleclassical

    Something insignificant or of little value.

  2. 2.
    Fingernail clippingclassical

    A trimmed piece of a fingernail.

Parallel reading

المحذرف، بفتح الراء: الشيء المسوى نحو الحافر والظلف
Al-maḥdharif, with a fatha on the ra: the shaped thing, like a hoof and a cloven hoof.
والمملوء من الأواني
And the full one from the vessels.
وأم حذرف، كزبرج: الضبع
And Umm Ḥidhruf, like Zubruj: the hyena.
وماله حذرفوت، كعنكبوت، أي: ماله فسيط
And his property is ḥidhrufūt, like 'ankabūt, meaning: his property is insignificant.
أو الحذرفوت: قلامة الظفر
Or al-ḥidhrufūt: the fingernail clipping.