الخيفق

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of vastness, speed, and intense movement. It extends to descriptions of terrain, swift creatures, women with specific physical attributes, and metaphorical applications like sudden misfortune or the beating of a heart.

Derived headwords

الخَيْفَقnoun

1.
Vast desertclassical
A wide, open, and desolate desert or plain.
2.
Swift creatureclassical
Describing a fast horse, camel, or bird.
3.
Tall, slender womanclassical
A woman characterized by long cheeks, delicate bones, and a long stride.
4.
Calamityclassical
A great disaster or misfortune.

الخَيْفَقَانname

1.
Nicknameclassical
A nickname for Sayyar, who fled after killing his brother and was subsequently killed himself.

الخُنْفَقِيقnoun

1.
Extreme swiftnessclassical
Describing extreme speed in camels and birds, or the rapid, disordered movement of horses.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To penetrateclassical
The insertion of the penis into the vagina.
2.
To strike
To strike something with a whip, a broad object, or a club.
3.
To make a soundclassical
The sound of a sandal or shoe.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To flutter
A flag fluttering or moving.
2.
To shimmer
Mirage shimmering or appearing unsteady.
3.
To disappear
A star setting or disappearing below the horizon.
4.
To nod
Someone nodding their head when drowsy.
5.
To passclassical
The greater part of the night passing.
6.
To fly
A bird flying.
7.
To fartclassical
A female camel farting.
8.
To strike lightly
To strike someone lightly with a sword.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To strike
To strike someone with a sword.

خَفَقَانnoun

1.
Fluttering
The act of fluttering or beating, especially of a flag or wings.
2.
Heartbeat
The palpitation or beating of the heart.
3.
Agitation
A state of agitation or disturbance affecting the heart.

خَفَقَةnoun

1.
Strike
A light strike, like with a whip or strap.
2.
Smooth plainclassical
A smooth, flat, and barren desert.
3.
Heart palpitation
A sudden, strong beat or palpitation of the heart.

خَفَقَانnoun

1.
Palpitation
The rapid, strong beating of the heart.
2.
Agitation
A state of agitation or disturbance, particularly of the heart.

مَخْفُوقadjective

1.
Agitated
One who experiences heart palpitations or agitation.
2.
Mad
Someone who is mentally disturbed or insane.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To strike
To strike someone with a sword.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To strike
To strike someone lightly with a sword.

خافِقَاتnoun

1.
Days of falling starsclassical
Refers to specific days during the time of Al-Abbas and Al-Ja'far when stars were observed to fall.

الخافِقَانnoun

1.
East and West
The two horizons, east and west, where night and day alternate.
2.
Extremities of the skyclassical
The edges or limits of the sky and the earth.

خَوَافِقnoun

1.
Directions of windclassical
The four directions from which winds emanate.

خَيْفَقnoun

1.
Broad swordclassical
A sword with a wide blade.

خَيْفَقnoun

1.
Whipclassical
A whip made of wood, or a similar striking instrument.

خَفَّاقadjective

1.
Wide-footedclassical
A man with a broad sole of the foot.
2.
Hungry-belliedclassical
A woman with a hollow or empty stomach.
3.
Anusclassical
The anus.

فَرَسٌ خَفِقnoun

1.
Short-legged horseclassical
A horse with short legs, possibly due to its build, leanness, or exertion.

أَخْفَقَverb

1.
To flap wings
A bird flapping its wings.
2.
To waveclassical
A person waving their garment.
3.
To setclassical
Stars disappearing towards the horizon.
4.
To go on an expeditionclassical
A person going on a raid or expedition without gaining spoils.
5.
To return unsuccessfulclassical
A hunter returning without catching prey.
6.
To throw down
To throw someone down or to fell them.
7.
To fail
To seek something and not achieve it; to fail in an endeavor.

أَخْفَقَverb

1.
To fail
To fail to achieve a goal or obtain something sought.

اخْتَفَقَverb

1.
To shimmerclassical
Mirage shimmering or appearing unsteady.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To moveclassical
The 'fa' of the word is moved (in pronunciation) out of necessity (in poetry).

خَفَقَverb

1.
To disappearclassical
A star disappearing below the horizon.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To nodclassical
Someone nodding their head when drowsy.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To passclassical
The greater part of the night passing.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To flyclassical
A bird flying.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To fartclassical
A female camel farting.

خَفَقَverb

1.
To strike lightlyclassical
To strike someone lightly with a sword.

خَفَّاقَةnoun

1.
Anusclassical
The anus.

مُحَدِّثname

1.
Nameclassical
A name mentioned in the context of the root.

Parallel reading

والخيفق، كصيقل: الفلاة الواسعة

And Al-Khayfaq, like Sayqal: the vast desert.

ومن الخيل والنوق والظلمان: السريعة

And among horses, camels, and birds: the swift one.

ومن النساء: الطويلة الرفغين، الدقيقة العظام، البعيدة الخطو، والداهية

And among women: the one with long cheeks, delicate bones, a long stride, and a calamity.

والخيفقان، كزعفران: لقب سيار الذي خرج هاربا من عوف بن الخليل

And Al-Khayfaqan, like Za'faran: the nickname of Sayyar who fled from 'Auf bin Al-Khalil.

فقيل: "ظلم ظلم الخيفقان"، و"ظلم ولا كظلم الخيفقان"

And it was said: 'Injustice, the injustice of Al-Khayfaqan,' and 'Injustice, and none like the injustice of Al-Khayfaqan.'

والخنفقيق، كقندفير: السريعة جدا من النوق والظلمان

And Al-Khunfaqiq, like Qandafir: extremely swift among camels and birds.

وهو مشي في اضطراب

And it is a gait with disorder.

والخفق: تغييب القضيب في الفرج

And Al-Khafq: the insertion of the penis into the vagina.

وخفقت الراية تخفق وتخفق خفقا وخفقانا، محركة: اضطربت وتحركت

And the flag fluttered, fluttering and fluttering, khapqan and khapaqanan, with movement: it was disturbed and moved.

وكذا السراب، كاختفق

And likewise the mirage, like ikhtafaq.

وخفق النجم يخفق خفوقا: غاب

And the star set, yakhfiqu khufuqan: it disappeared.

وفلان: حرك رأسه إذا نعس، كأخفق

And so-and-so: moved his head when drowsy, like akhfaqa.

والليل: ذهب أكثره

And the night: its greater part passed.

والطائر: طار

And the bird: it flew.

والناقة: ضرطت، فهي خفوق

And the she-camel: she farted, so she is khafuq.

وفلانا بالسيف يخفقه ويخفقه: ضربه ضربة خفيفة

And so-and-so with the sword, yakhfiquhu and yakhfiquhu: he struck him a light blow.

وأيام الخافقات: أيام تناثرت بها النجوم زمن أبي العباس وأبي جعفر

And the days of Al-Khafiqat: days when stars fell during the time of Abu Al-'Abbas and Abu Ja'far.

والخافقان: ع، والمشرق والمغرب، أو أفقاهما، لأن الليل والنهار يختلفان فيهما

And Al-Khafiqan: 'ayn, and the east and the west, or their two horizons, because night and day alternate in them.

أو طرفا السماء والأرض، أو منتهاهما

Or the edges of the sky and the earth, or their extremities.

وخوافق السماء: التي تخرج منها الرياح الأربع

And Khawafiq of the sky: from which the four winds emerge.

وكمنبر: السيف العريض

And like Manbar: the broad sword.

وكمكنسة: الدرة، أو سوط من خشب

And like Miknasah: the whip, or a whip made of wood.

والخفقة، بالكسر: شيء يضرب به نحو سير أو درة، والمفازة الملساء ذات آل

And Al-Khafqah, with kasr: something with which one strikes, like a strap or a whip, and the smooth, barren desert.

ورجل ms1200 خفاق القدم: صدر قدمه عريض

And a man khaffaq al-qadam: the sole of his foot is wide.

وامرأة خفاقة الحشى: خميصته

And a woman khaffaqat al-hasha: her stomach is hollow.

والخفاقة: الدبر

And Al-Khaffaqah: the anus.

والخفقان، محركة: اضطراب القلب، وهو خفقة تأخذ القلب

And Al-Khafaqan, with movement: the palpitation of the heart, which is a khafqah that seizes the heart.

والمخفوق: ذو الخفقان، والمجنون

And Al-Makhfuq: one with palpitations, and the madman.

وفرس خفق، ككتف وفرحة ورطب ورطبة: أقب، ج: خفقات وخفقات وخفاق

And a horse khafq, like katif, farihah, ratb, and ratbah: short-legged, pl.: khafqat, khafqat, and khaffaq.

وأخفق الطائر: ضرب بجناحيه

And the bird akhfaqa: it flapped its wings.

والرجل بثوبه: لمع به

And the man with his garment: he waved it.

والنجوم: تولت للمغيب

And the stars: they turned towards setting.

والرجل: غزا ولم يغنم

And the man: he raided and did not gain spoils.

والصائد: رجع ولم يصد

And the hunter: he returned without catching prey.

وفلانا: صرعه

And so-and-so: he threw him down.

وطلب حاجة فأخفق: لم يدركها

And he sought a need and akhfaqa: he did not achieve it.

وكمحدث: ع

And like Muhaddith: 'ayn.