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حقف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are bent, curved, or crooked, particularly sand dunes. It extends to describe a person who is bent over, especially in sleep, and also refers to a specific geographical location associated with the people of 'Ad.

Derived headwords

الحَقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    the curved part of the sandboth

    the curved part of the sand

حِقافnoun
  1. 1.
    pluralboth

    plural

أَحْقافnoun
  1. 1.
    pluralboth

    plural

احْقَوْقَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to become curvedclassical

    To become bent or curved, used for sand dunes and the crescent moon.

حاقِفadjective
  1. 1.
    one who bent and twisted in his sleepboth

    one who bent and twisted in his sleep

Parallel reading

المعوج من الرمل
The bent/curved part of the sand.
والجمع حقاف وأحقاف
And the plural is 'hiqaf' and 'ahqaf'.
واحقوقف الرمل والهلال، أي اعوج
And the sand and the crescent moon became curved, meaning they bent.
طى الليالى زلفا فزلفا سماوة الهلال حتى احقوقفا
Through the nights, gradually, the crescent moon became curved.
وهو الذى انحنى وتثنى في نومه
And he is the one who bent and folded in his sleep.
الاحقاف: ديار عاد
Al-Ahqaf: the dwelling places of 'Ad.
واذ كر أخا عاد إذ أنذر قومه بالاحقاف
And mention the brother of 'Ad when he warned his people in Al-Ahqaf.