الهجف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of being related to physical condition, such as aging, hunger, thirst, and physical heaviness. It also extends to describe specific geographical features and a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الهَجَفnoun

1.
old ostrichclassical
An old male ostrich, specifically one that is large and heavy.
2.
clumsy/heavy oneclassical
A clumsy, heavy, or coarse individual, whether human or animal.
3.
greedy gutclassical
Someone with a large or greedy appetite, referring to their stomach.

الهَجَفْجَفnoun

1.
greedy gutclassical
Similar to الهجف, it refers to someone with a large or greedy appetite.

هَجَفَverb

1.
to be hungry and weakclassical
To become hungry, leading to a state of weakness and a slackening of the belly.
2.
to fall apartclassical
Used for land, meaning its vegetation or contents have scattered and fallen apart.

الهَجْفَةnoun

1.
damp placeclassical
A place that is moist or damp, likely due to water or dew.
2.
thinness/emaciationclassical
A state of thinness or emaciation, the opposite of being plump.

الهُجْفَةnoun

1.
thinness/emaciationclassical
A state of thinness or emaciation, the opposite of being plump.

الهَجَفَانnoun

1.
thirstinessclassical
A state of being thirsty.

Parallel reading

الظليم المسن

The old male ostrich

أو الجافي الثقيل منه ومنا

Or the coarse, heavy one among them and us

والرغيب الجوف

And the greedy-gutted one

كالهجفجف

Like the هجفجف

وهجف، كفرح: جاع واسترخى بطنه

And he became hungry and his belly slackened, as in فرح (faraha)

وأرضنا: تناثر ما فيها

And our land: its contents scattered

والهجفة، بالكسر: الناحية الندية

And the هجفة (with kasra): the damp place

وكفرحة: العجفة

And like فرحة (farḥa): thinness/emaciation

والهجفان: العطشان

And the هجفان: the thirsty one