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الهقف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a lack of appetite or desire for food. It describes a state of not wanting to eat, often due to a diminished sense of hunger.

Derived headwords

الهَقَفُnoun
  1. 1.
    Lack of appetiteboth

    A condition characterized by a diminished desire for food, a lack of hunger.

هَقِفَverb
  1. 1.
    To lack appetiteclassical

    To experience a lack of desire for food; to be without hunger.

Parallel reading

الهقف، محركة: قلة شهوة الطعام.
Al-haqaf, with harakah: a lack of desire for food.