هفت

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root 'haft' primarily relates to lightness, swiftness, and a lack of substance or fullness. It describes things that are airy, insubstantial, or moving quickly, often with a sense of emptiness or lack of value.

Derived headwords

هَفَتَverb

1.
to blowboth
The wind blew, and its sound was heard.

هَفِيفٌnoun

1.
sound of blowingclassical
The sound of the wind blowing.
2.
swiftness of paceclassical
Speed of travel or movement.

هفت الريح تهف هفا وهفيفا: هبت فسمع صوت هبوبها — The wind blew, and the sound of its blowing was heard.

هَفٌّadjective

1.
empty (cloud)classical
A cloud without rain.
2.
empty (honeycomb)classical
A honeycomb with no honey.
3.
late-harvested grainclassical
Grain whose harvest is delayed, causing its seeds to scatter.
4.
small fleeing fishclassical
Small fish that are escaping.
5.
large tadpolesclassical
Large tadpoles, the singular of which is 'bahā'.
6.
lightweightclassical
Something light or insubstantial.
7.
thin honeyclassical
A thin, light honeycomb with little honey.
8.
hollowclassical
Anything light with nothing inside its core.

وسحابة هف، بالكسر: بلا ماء — And a cloud 'haff' (with kasra): without water.

وشهدة هف: لا عسل فيها — And a honeycomb 'haff': with no honey in it.

والهف أيضا: الزرع يؤخر حصاده، فينتثر حبه — And 'al-haff' also: grain whose harvest is delayed, so its seeds scatter.

الهَفَّةnoun

1.
waterwayclassical
A waterway in Al-Butayha, with a passage for ships.
2.
roadclassical
A road in Basra.

وزقاق الهفة، بالفتح: ع من البطيحة، فيه مخترق للسفن — And the alley of Al-Haffah, with fatha: a watercourse from Al-Butayha, containing a passage for ships.

أو طريق الهفة: ع بالبصرة — Or the road of Al-Haffah: a place in Basra.

الهَفْهَافadjective

1.
reckless (donkey)classical
A reckless or impetuous donkey.
2.
cool (shade)classical
Cool, still, or not very shady.
3.
light (wings)classical
Wings that are light for flying.
4.
sheer (garment)classical
A thin, transparent garment.
5.
shimmeringclassical
Shimmering or dazzling.
6.
lean-belliedclassical
Having a lean or thin belly.
7.
thirstyclassical
Thirsty.

والهفاف، كشداد، من الحمر: الطياش — And 'al-haffāf', like 'shaddād', from donkeys: reckless.

و من الظلال: البارد، أو الساكن، أو ما لم يكن ظليلا — And from shades: cool, or still, or not very shady.

و من الأجنحة: الخفيف للطيران — And from wings: light for flying.

و من القمص: الرقيق الشفاف، كالهفهاف فيهما — And from shirts: thin and transparent, like 'al-haffāf' in both.

والهفهاف: الضامر البطن، والعطشان — And 'al-haffhāf': lean-bellied, and thirsty.

هَفْهَفَverb

1.
to become slenderclassical
To become thin or slender, like a branch.

وهفهف: مشق بدنه فصار كأنه غصن — And 'hafhaf': his body became thin, so he became like a branch.

الاهْتِفَافnoun

1.
shimmeringclassical
The shimmering appearance of a mirage.
2.
ringing in earsclassical
A buzzing or ringing sound in the ears.

والاهتفاف: بريق السراب، والدوي في المسامع — And 'al-ihtifāf': the shimmering of the mirage, and the buzzing in the ears.

هَفَّانname

1.
given nameclassical
A male given name.

وهفان، ويكسر: من أسمائهم — And 'Haffān', and with kasra: from their names.

هَفَانَةnoun

1.
on its trackclassical
Following immediately behind someone or something.

وجاء على هفانه: على إثره — And he came on his 'hafānah': on his track.

هَفَّافَةadjective

1.
pleasant (wind)classical
A pleasant, calm wind.

ورِيحٌ هَفَّافَةٌ: طَيِّبَةٌ سَاكِنَةٌ — And a 'huffāfah' wind: pleasant and calm.

هَفْهَفٌadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
A coward, or someone with a weak heart.
2.
foolishclassical
A fool or an idiot.
3.
barren landclassical
An arid or barren tract of land.

واليهفوف: الجبان، أو الحديد القلب، والأحمق، والقفر من الأرض — And 'al-yahfūf': the cowardly, or the weak-hearted, the foolish, and the barren land.

مَهْفْهَفَةadjective

1.
slender-waistedclassical
A girl with a slender waist and a thin belly.

وجارية مهففة ومهفهفة: ضامرة البطن، دقيقة الخصر — And a girl 'mahfūfah' and 'mahfahfah': lean-bellied, slender-waisted.

مَهْفُوفَةadjective

1.
slender-waistedclassical
A girl with a slender waist and a thin belly.

وجارية مهففة ومهفهفة: ضامرة البطن، دقيقة الخصر — And a girl 'mahfūfah' and 'mahfahfah': lean-bellied, slender-waisted.

اليَهْفُوفadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
A coward, or someone with a weak heart.
2.
foolishclassical
A fool or an idiot.
3.
barren landclassical
An arid or barren tract of land.

Parallel reading

هفت الريح تهف هفا وهفيفا: هبت فسمع صوت هبوبها.

The wind blew, and the sound of its blowing was heard.

وسحابة هف، بالكسر: بلا ماء.

And a cloud 'haff' (with kasra): without water.

وشهدة هف: لا عسل فيها.

And a honeycomb 'haff': with no honey in it.

والهف أيضا: الزرع يؤخر حصاده، فينتثر حبه.

And 'al-haff' also: grain whose harvest is delayed, so its seeds scatter.

والهف أيضا: السمك الصغار الهاربية.

And 'al-haff' also: small fleeing fish.

والهف أيضا: الدعاميص الكبار، واحدته: بهاء.

And 'al-haff' also: large tadpoles, the singular of which is 'bahā'.

وزقاق الهفة، بالفتح: ع من البطيحة، فيه مخترق للسفن.

And the alley of Al-Haffah, with fatha: a watercourse from Al-Butayha, containing a passage for ships.

أو طريق الهفة: ع بالبصرة.

Or the road of Al-Haffah: a place in Basra.

والهفاف، كشداد، من الحمر: الطياش.

And 'al-haffāf', like 'shaddād', from donkeys: reckless.

و من الظلال: البارد، أو الساكن، أو ما لم يكن ظليلا.

And from shades: cool, or still, or not very shady.

و من الأجنحة: الخفيف للطيران.

And from wings: light for flying.

و من القمص: الرقيق الشفاف، كالهفهاف فيهما.

And from shirts: thin and transparent, like 'al-haffāf' in both.

ورِيحٌ هَفَّافَةٌ: طَيِّبَةٌ سَاكِنَةٌ.

And a 'huffāfah' wind: pleasant and calm.

والهفيف، كأمير: سرعة السير.

And 'al-hafīf', like 'amīr': swiftness of pace.

والهفهاف: الضامر البطن، والعطشان.

And 'al-haffhāf': lean-bellied, and thirsty.

واليهفوف: الجبان، أو الحديد القلب، والأحمق، والقفر من الأرض.

And 'al-yahfūf': the cowardly, or the weak-hearted, the foolish, and the barren land.

وجارية مهففة ومهفهفة: ضامرة البطن، دقيقة الخصر.

And a girl 'mahfūfah' and 'mahfahfah': lean-bellied, slender-waisted.

وهفهف: مشق بدنه فصار كأنه غصن.

And 'hafhaf': his body became thin, so he became like a branch.

والاهتفاف: بريق السراب، والدوي في المسامع.

And 'al-ihtifāf': the shimmering of the mirage, and the buzzing in the ears.

وجاء على هفانه: على إثره.

And he came on his 'hafānah': on his track.