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حجف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shields and defensive coverings, extending to concepts of opposition, defense, and self-restraint. It describes a type of shield and actions associated with defending or obstructing.

Derived headwords

حِجْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    it is said for a shield if it is made of good quality material without wood or sinewboth

    it is said for a shield if it is made of good quality material without wood or sinew

حِجَفnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of hajafahboth

    plural of hajafah

حَجَفَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of hajafahboth

    plural of hajafah

مُحَاجِفnoun
  1. 1.
    fighter with a shieldclassical

    A combatant who uses a ḥijfah (shield).

حَاجَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to opposeboth

    To confront, oppose, or resist someone.

  2. 2.
    to defend againstboth

    To ward off or defend against an attack or action.

اِحْتَجَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to restrain oneselfclassical

    To hold oneself back from something; to refrain or abstain.

Parallel reading

يقال للترس إذا كان من جلود ليس فيه خشب ولا عقب: حجفة ودرقة
It is said of a shield if it is made of hides, with no wood or core: ḥijfah and dirqah.
والجمع حجف
And the plural is ḥijaf.
ما بال عين عن كراها قد جفت مسبلة تستن لما عرفت دارا لليلى بعد حول قد عفت
What is wrong with an eye that has been deprived of its sleep, shedding tears, seeking what it knew of Layla's dwelling after a year has passed and it has become desolate?
بل جوز تيهاء كظهر الحجفت
Rather, it is the expanse of a desolate plain like the back of a shield.
والمحاجف: المقاتل صاحب الحجفة
And al-muḥājif: the fighter, the owner of the ḥijfah (shield).
وحاجفت فلانا، إذا عارضته ودافعته
And you have ḥājafta someone, if you opposed him and defended against him.
واحتجفت نفسي عن كذا، أي ظلفتها
And my soul ḥtajafat from such a thing, meaning it restrained itself.