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حفس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes physical characteristics, specifically shortness and stoutness in a person. It is used to denote a short, thick-set individual.

Derived headwords

حَيْفَسadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing a man who is short and thick-set, similar to the word 'hazbar' (lion).

حُفَيْسَأadjective
  1. 1.
    short and fatclassical

    Describing a person who is short and plump or fat. This form is hamzated (containing a glottal stop) and not lengthened.

Parallel reading

يقال للرجل إذا كان قصيرا غليظا: حيفس، مثل هزبر.
It is said of a man, if he is short and stout: hayfas, like hazbar.
ورجل حفيسأ مهموز غير ممدود، مثل حفيثأ على فعيلل، وهو القصير السمين.
And a man is hufayisa', hamzated and not lengthened, like hufaytha' on the pattern 'fuwaylil', and he is the short, fat one.