خفتر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with its primary mention being an ignored entry by Al-Jawhari. It is then defined by Abu Nasr as a king of Al-Jazira or Abyssinia, citing a verse by Adi ibn Zayd. Alternative interpretations of the name are also provided.

Derived headwords

الخِفْتَارname

1.
King of Al-Jazira or Abyssiniaclassical
A proper name referring to a king of Al-Jazira (Mesopotamia) or Abyssinia, according to Abu Nasr.

الحَيْقَارname

1.
A name of a personclassical
A name mentioned as a possible correction for 'Al-Khiftar', identified as being from the tribe of Bani Qunṣ ibn Ma'add, according to Ibn al-Kalbi.

الجِيفَارname

1.
A name of a personclassical
Another possible alternative name mentioned, though not found in other root entries.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.

Al-Jawhari ignored it.

وقال أبو نصر: هو ملك الجزيرة أو ملك الحبشة في قول عدي بن زيد.

And Abu Nasr said: He is the king of Al-Jazira or the king of Abyssinia, according to Adi ibn Zayd.

وغصن على الخفتار وسط جنوده وبيتن في لذاته رب مارد

And Ghassan was upon Al-Khiftar amidst his soldiers, and he spent his pleasures with a lord of jinn.

أو الصواب الحيقار، بفتح الحاء المهملة وسكون التحتية والقاف.

Or the correct reading is Al-Hayqar, with a fatha on the haa, sukoon on the yaa, and qaf.

ابن الحيق من بني قنص بن معد، قاله ابن الكلبي

Ibn Al-Hayq is from the tribe of Bani Qunṣ ibn Ma'add, this was said by Ibn al-Kalbi.

أو الجيفار، بالجيم والفاء

Or Al-Jifar, with a jim and faa.

ولم يذكره في (ج ف ر) ولا في (ح ق ر)

And he did not mention it in (j f r) nor in (h q r).