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الهيفك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes foolishness and a lack of proper comportment. It also extends to describe someone who is unsteady, disorganized, or prone to making mistakes.

Derived headwords

الهَيْفَكnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman characterized by foolishness or lack of sense.

المَنْهَفِكadjective
  1. 1.
    unsteady walkerclassical

    Describing someone who walks in an unsteady, loose, or relaxed manner.

  2. 2.
    prone to errorclassical

    Characterized by making many mistakes or errors.

  3. 3.
    disorganizedclassical

    Describing someone who is mixed up or disorganized.

المُهَفِّكadjective
  1. 1.
    unsteady walkerclassical

    Similar to 'al-manhafuk', describing someone who walks in an unsteady, loose, or relaxed manner.

  2. 2.
    prone to errorclassical

    Characterized by making many mistakes or errors.

  3. 3.
    disorganizedclassical

    Describing someone who is mixed up or disorganized.

Parallel reading

الهَيْفَك، كصيقل: الحمقاء.
Al-hayfak, like sayqal: the foolish woman.
والمنهفك: المضطرب المسترخي في المشي،
And al-manhafuk: the one who is unsteady and relaxed in walking,
والكثير الخطأ والاختلاط،
and prone to much error and confusion,
كالمهفك، كمعظم.
like al-mahfuk, like mu'dham.