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حوف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, protection, and edges or sides. It encompasses concepts like a protective garment, the sides of a valley, and the act of diminishing or encroaching upon something.

Derived headwords

الحَوْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of peopleclassical

    A group of people, a company or band.

  2. 2.
    Protective garmentclassical

    A piece of skin, split to resemble an izar (loincloth), worn by menstruating women and children.

حافَتَا الوَادِيnoun
  1. 1.
    its two sidesboth

    its two sides

تَحَوَّفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To diminish itclassical

    To diminish it, to lessen it, or to encroach upon it.

Parallel reading

الحوف: الرهط
Al-hauf: a group of people.
وهو جلد يشق كهيئة الإزار تلبسه الحائض والصبيان
And it is a skin that is split in the manner of an izar, worn by menstruating women and children.
وحافتا الوادي: جانباه
And the two sides of the valley: its two sides.
وتحوفه، أي تنقصه
And to diminish it, meaning to lessen it.