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الءهناف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of laughter associated with women, characterized by a lack of genuine mirth and often implying mockery or feigned emotion. It also extends to the initial stages of crying in a child and the act of playful interaction.

Derived headwords

الأهنافnoun
  1. 1.
    laughter of womenclassical

    A specific type of laughter characteristic of women, often described as weak or lacking genuine amusement, sometimes implying mockery.

المهانفةnoun
  1. 1.
    playfulnessboth

    The act of playful interaction or dalliance.

  2. 2.
    mocking laughterclassical

    A type of laughter characterized by weakness and feigned amusement, akin to that of a mocker.

التهانفnoun
  1. 1.
    mocking laughterclassical

    A type of laughter characterized by weakness and feigned amusement, akin to that of a mocker.

الهنافnoun
  1. 1.
    mocking laughterclassical

    A type of laughter characterized by weakness and feigned amusement, akin to that of a mocker.

التهنيفnoun
  1. 1.
    speedclassical

    The act of moving or acting quickly; hastening.

تهيؤ الصبي للبكاءphrase
  1. 1.
    child preparing to cryboth

    The initial signs or preparation of a child before they begin to cry.

Parallel reading

خاص بالنساء، وهو ضحك في فتور كضحك المستهزئ
Specific to women, it is a laughter with languor, like the laughter of a mocker.
كالمهانفة والتهانف والهناف، ككتاب
Like al-muhānafah, al-tahānuf, and al-hunāf, like kitāb.
والإسراع، كالتهنيف
And hastening, like al-tahnīf.
، وتهيؤ الصبي للبكاء
, and the child's preparation for crying.
والمهانفة: الملاعبة
And al-muhānafah: playfulness.