ح ر ف ص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific, perhaps archaic, action of contracting or drawing oneself together. It is noted as being obscure and potentially confused with a similar-sounding word.

Derived headwords

التَحَرُّفُصnoun

1.
contracting, drawing togetherclassical
The act of contracting oneself or drawing together, as described by Al-Azizi.

Parallel reading

التحرفص، بالفاء، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

Al-taharfuṣ, with a fa', was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan.

وقال الصاغاني: هو التقبض، عن العزيزي

And Al-Saghani said: it is al-taqabbuḍ (contracting), from Al-Azizi.

وقد اشتبه على شيخنا فضبطه بالقاف اعتمادا على الأصول التي بين يديه

And our shaykh was mistaken, so he vocalized it with a qaf, relying on the manuscripts he had.

واعترض على المصنف، رحمه الله تعالى، في إفراده عما بعده من الترجمة

And objection was raised against the author, may God have mercy on him, for singling it out from what follows in the translation.

وقد علمت أن الصواب أنه بالفاء كما قيده الصاغاني

And you have come to know that the correct reading is with a fa', as recorded by Al-Saghani.