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الهزف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone that is fast, agile, or perhaps a bit wild and untamed. It can also refer to characteristics like being tall or having abundant feathers, and in a verbal sense, being lightened or made swift by the wind.

Derived headwords

الهَزِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftboth

    Describing something or someone that is quick and fast-moving.

  2. 2.
    Wild/Untamedclassical

    Referring to a creature that is shy, skittish, or difficult to approach.

  3. 3.
    Tall-featheredclassical

    Describing a bird or creature with long or abundant feathers.

  4. 4.
    Coarse/Roughclassical

    Indicating a rough or unrefined nature.

هَزِفَverb
  1. 1.
    To be swiftclassical

    The state of being quick or fast.

  2. 2.
    To be wild/skittishclassical

    To exhibit a wild or shy disposition.

هَزَفَهُ الرِّيحُverb
  1. 1.
    Wind made it lightclassical

    When the wind makes something feel light or causes it to move quickly.

استَخَفَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    To make light ofmodern

    To consider something insignificant or trivial.

  2. 2.
    To make swiftclassical

    To cause something to become fast or quick.

Parallel reading

الهَزِفُ كَخَدَبٍ
Al-hazif is like khadab.
الهَجَفُ السَّريعُ
Al-hajaf is the swift one.
أو النَّافِرُ
Or the shy/skittish one.
أو الطَّويلُ الرِّيشِ
Or the one with long feathers.
أو الجَافِي
Or the coarse/rough one.
وَهَزَفَتْهُ الرِّيحُ تَهْزِفُهُ
And the wind made it swift.
اِسْتَخَفَّتْهُ
It made it light/swift.