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الهرشفة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of dryness, absorption, and slow consumption, often associated with aged or withered things. It also extends to the act of sipping or taking small amounts, particularly of liquids.

Derived headwords

الهَرْشَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An aged woman, implying a state of witheredness or dryness.

  2. 2.
    rag for dryingclassical

    A piece of cloth used to absorb rainwater, which is then wrung out due to scarcity of water.

  3. 3.
    dried inkclassical

    The dried ink in an inkwell.

هَرْشَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dry/witheredclassical

    To become dry, withered, or aged, similar to the state of an old woman or dried ink.

اَهَرْشَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dry/witheredclassical

    To become dry, withered, or aged. This form is synonymous with the Form I verb.

تَهَرْشَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sip slowly

    To drink or consume something little by little, in small sips.

Parallel reading

العجوز، وقطعة خرقة ينشف بها ماء المطر، ثم تعصر في الجف لقلة الماء، وصوفة الدواة إذا يبست.
An old woman, and a piece of rag used to dry rainwater, then wrung out due to scarcity of water, and the dried ink in an inkwell.
وقد هرشفت واهرشفت.
And he became dry/withered.
وتهرشف: تحسى قليلا قليلا.
And he sips: he drinks little by little.