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خفع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of weakness, collapse, or falling, often due to hunger or extreme exhaustion. It can also refer to a loosening or softening of something, particularly the liver, again linked to hunger.

Derived headwords

خَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapse from hungerboth

    To fall down or collapse, specifically due to severe hunger or other causes of weakness.

خَفْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    collapsingclassical

    The act of collapsing or falling down, often from hunger or weakness.

يَخْفَعُverb
  1. 1.
    they collapseboth

    Present tense verb indicating the action of collapsing, used here in reference to people falling from hunger.

وغدوا وضيف بنى عقال يخفع — And they went out, and a guest of Banu 'Iqal was collapsing (from hunger).
انْخَفَعَتْverb
  1. 1.
    became loose/weakclassical

    The past tense verb indicating that something, specifically the liver, became loose, relaxed, or weak, often due to hunger.

انْخِفَاعَتُ كَبِدِهِnoun
  1. 1.
    loosening of his liverclassical

    A state where one's liver has become loose, relaxed, or weak, typically attributed to extreme hunger.

وانخفعت كبده: استرخت من الجوع ورقت — And his liver became loose: it relaxed from hunger and became tender.

Parallel reading

خفع الرجل خفعا، أي دير به فسقط من جوع وغيره.
The man collapsed from hunger, meaning he became weak and fell due to hunger or other causes.
وغدوا وضيف بنى عقال يخفع
And they went out, and a guest of Banu 'Iqal was collapsing (from hunger).
وانخفعت كبده: استرخت من الجوع ورقت.
And his liver became loose: it relaxed from hunger and became tender.