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الحسفل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are of poor quality or inferior. It also extends to terms for young children and individuals with large bellies.

Derived headwords

الحَسَفَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    inferiorityboth

    The state or quality of being bad, poor, or of low value.

  2. 2.
    poor qualityboth

    Referring to something that is of a low standard or inferior in make or nature.

الحَسَفَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    young childrenboth

    Refers to the young ones, the small children.

الحَسَفَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    wide-belliedclassical

    Describing someone who has a large or protruding stomach.

Parallel reading

الرديء من كل شيء
The bad/inferior of everything.
وصغار الصبيان
And the young children.
ويفتح
And it is pronounced with a fatha (on the first letter).
وكحضجر: الواسع البطن
And like 'hadjar': the wide-bellied.