الهيف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense thirst and dry, hot winds, particularly those from Yemen that desiccate the land and its inhabitants. It also extends to concepts of emaciation, fleeing, and a specific location.

Derived headwords

الهَيْفnoun

1.
intense thirstboth
Extreme thirst, a severe sensation of needing to drink.
2.
hot, dry windclassical
A hot, dry wind originating from Yemen, known for its desiccating effect on plants, animals, and water sources.

هَيِفverb

1.
to be thirstyboth
To experience intense thirst.

هَيْفاًnoun

1.
thirstinessboth
The state or condition of being thirsty.

هَيْفاًnoun

1.
emaciationboth
A state of being thin, particularly referring to a shrunken belly and lean flanks.

هَيْفاءadjective

1.
emaciatedboth
Describing a woman or a horse that is thin, with a shrunken belly and lean flanks.

هافَverb

1.
to fleeclassical
To run away or escape, specifically used for a slave fleeing from their master.

هَيَافاverb

1.
to face the windclassical
Used for camels that turn their faces towards the blowing hot wind (al-hayf) with their mouths open due to intense thirst.

هائفةadjective

1.
thirsty (camels)classical
Describing camels that are facing the hot wind with open mouths due to extreme thirst.

المِهْيافnoun

1.
fast-drinking camelboth
A camel that drinks quickly or is prone to rapid thirst.

هَيَفانadjective

1.
very thirstyboth
Describing a man who is extremely thirsty.

مِهْيافadjective

1.
very thirstyboth
Describing a man who is extremely thirsty.

أَهْيافواverb

1.
their camels became thirstyclassical
A verb form indicating that their camels experienced intense thirst.

هَيْفname

1.
valley in Yemenclassical
A specific valley located in Yemen.

تَهَيَّفَverb

1.
to endure heat/thirstclassical
To endure or suffer from the heat and thirst, similar to enduring winter.

الهافَةnoun

1.
thirsty she-camelboth
A female camel that becomes thirsty quickly.

المِهْيافnoun

1.
fast-drinking camelboth
A camel that drinks quickly or is prone to rapid thirst.

الهَيْفانnoun

1.
thirsty manboth
A man who is extremely thirsty.

الهَيْوفnoun

1.
thirsty camelclassical
A camel that is prone to thirst.

Parallel reading

الهَيْف: شدة العطش، وريح حارة تأتي من نحو اليمن، نكباء بين الجنوب والدبور، تيبس النبات، وتعطش الحيوان، وتنشف المياه

Al-hayf: intense thirst, and a hot wind that comes from the direction of Yemen, a south-westerly wind between the south and the west wind, which dries up plants, makes animals thirsty, and dries up water.

وفي المثل "ذهبت هيف لأديانها"

And in the proverb, 'She went like Hayf for her habits.'

أي: لعاداتها، لأنها تجفف كل شيء، يضرب عند تفرق كل إنسان لشأنه، أو لمن لزم عادته.

Meaning: for her habits, because she dries up everything. It is used when everyone disperses to their own affairs, or for one who adheres to their habit.

وهيف: واد باليمن.

And Hayf: a valley in Yemen.

وتهيف منه: كتشتى من الشتاء.

And tahayyaf from it: is like tashtaa from winter.

والهافة: الناقة تعطش سريعا، كالمهياف.

And al-haffah: the she-camel that becomes thirsty quickly, like al-mihyāf.

والهيف، محركة: ضمر البطن، ورقة الخاصرة، هيف، كفرح وخاف، هيفا وهيفا.

And al-hayf, with vowels: shrunken belly, lean flank; hayifa, like faraha and khaafa, hayafan and hayafan.

وامرأة وفرس هيفاء من هيف.

And a woman and a horse are hayfā' from hayf.

وهاف العبد يهاف: أبق

And the slave haafa, yahūfu: he fled.

والإبل هيافا، بالكسر والضم: استقبلت هبوب الهيف بوجوهها، فاتحة أفواهها من شدة العطش، وهي هائفة.

And the camels yahāfū, with kasrah and dammah: they faced the blowing of al-hayf with their faces, opening their mouths from intense thirst, and they are hā'ifah.

والمهياف من الإبل: المعناق، و منا: السريع العطش، أو الشديده، كالهائف والهيوف والهيفان.

And al-mihyāf from the camels: the one that stretches its neck, and from us: the one that is quickly thirsty, or intensely so, like al-hā'if, al-huyūf, and al-hayfān.

ورجل هيفان ومهياف، كمشتاق: عطشان.

And a man is hayfān and mihyāf, like mushtāq: thirsty.

وأهافوا: عطشت إبلهم.

And ahāfū: their camels became thirsty.