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الحزنقفة
Root entry · 2 derived lemmasThis entry discusses a word related to shortness, noting a potential misspelling and offering a correction.
Derived headwords
الحُزْنَقِفَةnoun
- 1.short personclassical
A term referring to someone who is short in stature.
الحُرْنُقِفَةnoun
- 1.short personclassical
The correct spelling for a term referring to someone who is short in stature.
Parallel reading
الحزنقفة بالضم: للقصيرة، تصحيف، والصواب بالراء المهملة.
Al-ḥiznaqifah (with dammah) is for a short woman; it is a misspelling, and the correct form is with the unpointed raa'.