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حشف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of poor quality, decay, and worn-out things. It extends to describe inferior dates, worn-out teats, the part of the penis above circumcision, and old, tattered clothing.

Derived headwords

حَشَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Inferior datesboth

    The worst kind of dates, often shriveled and of poor quality.

أَحْشَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To become shriveled (dates)classical

    Said of a date palm whose dates have become shriveled and of poor quality.

حَشَفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Worn-out teatclassical

    A teat that is old, worn out, and no longer productive.

حَشَفَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Glans penisclassical

    The part of the penis that is above the circumcision line.

حَشِيفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Tattered, worn-out (clothing)both

    Describing clothing that is old, ragged, and worn out.

مُتَحَشِّفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Wearing tattered clothesclassical

    A person who is wearing old, ragged, and worn-out garments.

Parallel reading

أردأ المتر
The worst of dates.
أحشفا وسوء كيلة
Inferior dates and bad measuring.
وقد أحشفت النخلة، أي صار تمرها حشفا
And the date palm has become 'ahshafat', meaning its dates have become 'hashaf'.
الضرع البالي
The worn-out teat.
ما فوق الختان
What is above the circumcision.
الخلق
The old/worn-out.
أتيح لها أقيدر ذو حشيف إذا سامت على الملقات ساما
A short, stout one was made available to her, possessing ragged clothes, when she aimed for a high mark on the plains.
ورجل متحشف، أي عليه أطمار
And a man is 'mutahashshif', meaning he has worn-out rags upon him.