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حفج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person who is weak, lacking strength, or ineffective. It can also refer to something that is loose or flabby.

Derived headwords

حَفَنَجِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    weak, ineffectiveclassical

    Describing a person who is weak, lacking strength, and unable to achieve anything significant.

حَفَنَجِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    flabby, looseclassical

    Describing something that is loose, flabby, or not firm.

Parallel reading

رجل حفنجي كعلندي
A weak man, like a flabby one.
أي رخو لا غناء عنده
Meaning weak, with no benefit or effectiveness.
ومثله في اللسان
And the like of it is in Lisan al-Arab.