الحيف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns injustice, oppression, and deviation from the right path. It also extends to meanings related to edges, borders, and scarcity, particularly in the context of land and water.

Derived headwords

الحَيْفnoun

1.
Injustice, oppressionboth
Unfairness, wrongdoing, and deviation from justice.
2.
Scarcity, lackclassical
A deficiency or shortage, particularly of rain.
3.
Edge, borderboth
The side or boundary of something, such as a mountain.
4.
Mention, remembranceclassical
To bring something up or mention it.

أَحْيَفadjective

1.
Lacking rainclassical
Describing a place or land that has not been reached by rain.

حَيْفاءadjective

1.
Lacking rainclassical
Describing land that has not received rain.

الحَائِفnoun

1.
Edge, sideboth
The edge or side of a mountain.
2.
Enclosure, courtyardclassical
An enclosed area, often a courtyard.

حَوافّnoun

1.
Edges, sidesboth
Plural of 'حافة', referring to the edges or sides of something.

حُيوفnoun

1.
Edges, sidesclassical
Plural of 'حيف', referring to the edges or sides of something.

الحَيْفَةnoun

1.
Side, regionboth
A side or a particular region.
2.
Wooden tool for fletchingclassical
A wooden implement, like half a reed, with a reed on its back, used for fletching arrows and bows.
3.
Patch for a garmentclassical
A piece of cloth used to mend the tail of a shirt from the back.

ذو الحيافname

1.
Water source nameclassical
A name for a water source located between Mecca and Basra.

تَحَيَّفَverb

1.
To diminish, reduceclassical
To lessen or reduce something from its sides or surroundings.

Parallel reading

الحيف: الجور والظلم

Al-hayf: Injustice and oppression.

والهام والذكر

And mention and remembrance.

وحد الحجر

And the edge of a stone.

وبلد أحيف، وأرض حيفاء: لم يصبهما المطر

And a land that is ahayf, and a land that is hayfaa: rain has not reached them.

والحائف من الجبل: الحافة، والحائر

And the ha'if of the mountain: the edge, and the enclosure.

والحيفة، بالكسر: الناحية

And al-hayfah, with kasra: the side, the region.

وخشبة مثال نصف قصبة في ظهرها قصبة، تبرى بها السهام والقسي

And a wooden piece like half a reed with a reed on its back, by which arrows and bows are fletched.

والخرقة التي يرقع بها ذيل القميص من خلف

And the rag with which the tail of a shirt is mended from behind.

وذو الحياف، ms1086 ككتاب: ماء بين مكة والبصرة

And Dhu al-Hayaf, like kitāb: a water source between Mecca and Basra.

وتحيفته: تنقصته من حيفه، أي: نواحيه

And tahayiftahu: you diminished it from its sides, meaning: its surroundings.