الحقف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are bent, curved, or crooked, particularly in the context of sand dunes. It extends to describe physical attributes of animals and people, as well as abstract concepts like length and curvature.

Derived headwords

الحَقْفnoun

1.
bent sand duneboth
A bent or crooked dune of sand. It can also refer to a large, rounded dune, or a long, elevated one.
2.
large sand formationclassical
Specifically, large, elongated sand formations found in the region of Shihr.
3.
foundationclassical
The base or foundation of something, such as sand, a mountain, or a wall.

أَحْقَافnoun

1.
bent sand dunesboth
The plural of حقف, referring to bent or crooked sand dunes.

حُقُوفnoun

1.
bent sand dunesboth
Another plural form for حقف, referring to bent or crooked sand dunes.

حُقْفَةnoun

1.
bent sand duneboth
A singular form referring to a bent or crooked sand dune.

حَقِيفَةnoun

1.
bent sand duneboth
A singular form referring to a bent or crooked sand dune.

أَحْقَفadjective

1.
hungryclassical
Describing a camel that is hungry or has an empty stomach.

حاقِفadjective

1.
lying downclassical
Describing a gazelle that is lying down in a sand dune, or is curled up and bent in its sleep.

حَقَفَverb

1.
to be bentboth
To be bent, crooked, or curved.

احْقَوْقَفَverb

1.
to become long and bentclassical
Used for sand dunes, backs, or crescents that have become long and bent or curved.

Parallel reading

المعوج من الرمل

The bent part of the sand.

ج: أحقاف وحقاف وحقوف

Plural: ahqaf, huquf, and huquf.

أو الرمل العظيم المستدير، أو المستطيل المشرف

Or the great, rounded sand, or the long, elevated one.

أو هي رمال مستطيلة بناحية الشحر

Or they are elongated sands in the region of Shihr.

وأصل الرمل، وأصل الجبل، وأصل الحائط

And the origin of the sand, the origin of the mountain, and the origin of the wall.

وجمل أحقف: خميص

And a hungry camel: empty-stomached.

والجبل المحيط بالدنيا: قاف، لا الأحقاف كما ذكره الليث

And the mountain surrounding the world is Qaf, not Al-Ahqaf as Al-Layth mentioned.

وظبي حاقف: رابض في حقف من الرمل

And a gazelle is haqif: resting in a dune of sand.

أو يكون منطويا، كالحقف، وقد انحنى وتثنى في نومه، وهو بين الحقوف

Or it is curled up, like a dune, and has bent and folded in its sleep, and it is among the dunes.

وكمنبر: من لا يأكل ولا يشرب

And like 'manbar': one who neither eats nor drinks.

واحقوقف الرمل، والظهر، والهلال: طال واعوج

And the sand, the back, and the crescent became long and bent.