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حفت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root حفت primarily relates to concepts of being short, stout, or compact. It also extends to the idea of crushing or pounding.

Derived headwords

الحُفَيْتَأadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stout manclassical

    A man who is short and plump or stout.

حَفْتnoun
  1. 1.
    the woman removed hair from her faceboth

    the woman removed hair from her face

Parallel reading

الحفيتأ مهموز غير ممدود: الرجل القصير السمين.
Al-ḥufayta', hamzated and not extended: the short, stout man.
والحفت: الدق.
And al-ḥaft: the pounding.