الحصف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of exclusion, removal, and dryness, often associated with skin conditions like scabs. It also extends to meanings of firmness, speed, and constriction, particularly in relation to actions, objects, and physical states.

Derived headwords

الحَصَفnoun

1.
Exclusion, removalclassical
The act of excluding or removing someone or something.
2.
Dry scabboth
A dry, hardened scab, often associated with a skin ailment.

الإحصافnoun

1.
Exclusion, removalclassical
The act of excluding or removing, similar to the primary meaning of the root.

حَصِفَverb

1.
To have scabsboth
To be afflicted with dry, scabby skin.

حَصُفَverb

1.
To become wiseclassical
To have one's intellect become strong and sound.

حَصِيفadjective

1.
Wise, intelligentboth
Possessing a sound and strong intellect; wise and discerning.

أَحْصَفَverb

1.
To make firm, secureboth
To make something firm, secure, or well-accomplished.
2.
To braid tightlyclassical
To braid a rope with great firmness and strength.
3.
To run fastboth
To run quickly, referring to a man or a horse.

مُحْصَفadjective

1.
Running fastboth
Describing a horse that runs very fast.
2.
Kicking up dustclassical
A horse that kicks up gravel or dust while running.
3.
Short, fast stridesclassical
Describing a gait with short, close steps that is nevertheless fast.

اسْتَحْصَفَverb

1.
To become firm, strongclassical
To become firm, strong, or well-established.
2.
To intensifyclassical
To become severe or intense, referring to time.
3.
To become narrow, dryclassical
To become narrow and dry, referring to a woman's private parts during intercourse.

Parallel reading

الحصف: الإقصاء والإبعاد

Al-Hasf: Exclusion and removal.

وبالتحريك: الجرب اليابس

And with vowel movement: the dry scab.

حصف، كفرح: جرب

Hasifa, like faraha: to have scabs.

وككرم: استحكم عقله، فهو حصيف

And like karuma: his intellect became strong, so he is wise.

وأحصف الأمر: أحكمه

And ahṣafa the matter: he made it firm/accomplished.

و الحبل: أحكم فتله

And the rope: he braided its twist tightly.

و الرجل، و الفرس: مرا سريعا

And the man, and the horse: they ran quickly.

وفرس محصف، كمحسن ومنبر ومصباح

And a fast-running horse, like muhsin, minbar, and misbah.

أو هو أن يثير الحصباء في عدوه

Or it is to kick up gravel in its running.

أو هو مشي فيه تقارب خطو ومع ذلك سريع

Or it is a gait with close steps that is nevertheless fast.

واستحصف: استحكم

And istaḥṣafa: it became firm/strong.

و الزمان: اشتد

And the time: it intensified.

و الفرج: ضاق، ويبس عند الجماع

And the private part: it became narrow, and dry during intercourse.