ح ف ص

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of gathering, collecting, or holding something. It extends to terms for containers used for holding, and metaphorically to the young of a lion, signifying a small, contained entity. It also appears in names and terms for specific types of containers or small things.

Derived headwords

الحَفْصnoun

1.
skin bagclassical
A bag made of skins, described as a small bag made of leather.
2.
lion cubclassical
A young lion, also known as a shibl. It is a nickname given to Abu Hafs, and his cub is called Hafs.
3.
small houseclassical
A small dwelling or room.

حَفَصَverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To collect or gather something together.
2.
to throwclassical
To cast something away from one's hand.
3.
to astringeclassical
To cause astringency, like the effect of unripe fruits such as nabq and ziziphus.

حُفَاصَةnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting something.

مِحْفَصَةnoun

1.
leather bagclassical
A small bag made of leather, used for cleaning wells.
2.
bagclassical
A general term for a bag or sack.

أحْفَاصnoun

1.
skin bagsclassical
Plural of 'hafṣ', referring to bags made of skins.

حُفُوصnoun

1.
skin bagsclassical
Plural of 'hafṣ', referring to bags made of skins.

حَفْصname

1.
nameboth
A given name for males, notably borne by several companions and scholars.

حَفْصَةname

1.
nameboth
A given name for females, most famously associated with Hafsa bint Umar, mother of the faithful.
2.
hyenaclassical
One of the names for a hyena.

أم حفصةname

1.
henclassical
A name for a hen or domestic fowl.
2.
griffon vultureclassical
A name for a griffon vulture.

حَنَفْصadjective

1.
smallclassical
Describing someone or something as small, weak, or insignificant. The 'n' is considered by some to be an addition.

الحَفْصِيّname

1.
al-Hafsiboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with someone named Hafs, or a place named Hafs. It is used for scholars and historical figures.

الحَفْصَوِيّname

1.
al-Hafasawiboth
A nisba indicating association with a person named Hafs, often used for scholars.

الحَفْصِيُّونname

1.
the Hafsidsclassical
The Hafsid dynasty, rulers of Tunis.

الحَفَّاصُونname

1.
al-Haffasunclassical
A tribe or clan among the Arabs in Yemen.

بَنُو حَفِيصَةname

1.
Banu Hafisaclassical
A clan or lineage among the Arabs, similar to al-Haffasun.

الحَفْصِيَّةname

1.
al-Hafisiyyahclassical
A sect or group associated with Hafs bin Abi al-Miqdam, a Kharijite.

Parallel reading

الحفص: زبيل من جلود، كما قاله الجوهري، وقيل: زبيل صغير من أدم تنقى به الآبار

Al-Hafs: a bag of skins, as Al-Jawhari said, and it was said: a small bag of leather used to clean wells.

وهي المحفصة أيضا

And it is also called al-Mahfasa.

والحفص: الشبل، وهو ولد الأسد

And al-Hafs: the cub, which is the young of a lion.

الأسد يكنى أبا حفص، ويسمى شبله حفصا

The lion is nicknamed Abu Hafs, and its cub is called Hafs.

والأسد سيد السباع، ولم يعرف له كنية غير أبي الحارث

And the lion is the master of beasts, and no kunya is known for him other than Abu al-Harith.

وحفص بن أبي جبلة الفزاري

And Hafs bin Abi Jublah al-Fazari.

وحفص بن السائب يروى بإسناد عجيب أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سماه حفصا

And Hafs bin Al-Sa'ib narrates with a strange chain that the Prophet, peace be upon him, named him Hafs.

وحفص بن المغيرة وقيل: أبو حفص، وقيل: أبو أحمد، الذي طلق امرأته ثلاثا

And Hafs bin Al-Mughirah, and it was said: Abu Hafs, and it was said: Abu Ahmad, who divorced his wife three times.

وفاته: حفص بن أبي العاص الثقفي، أخو عثمان والحكم

And among those who passed away: Hafs bin Abi Al-As al-Thaqafi, brother of Uthman and Al-Hakam.

وبهاء حفصة بنت عمر بن الخطاب: أم المؤمنين رضي الله تعالى عنهما

And the splendor of Hafsa bint Umar bin Al-Khattab: the Mother of the Faithful, may God be pleased with them both.

وحفصة: من أسماء الضبع

And Hafsa: one of the names of the hyena.

وأم حفصة: الدجاج، وفي الصحاح: الدجاجة، عن الليث

And Umm Hafsa: the chickens, and in Al-Sihah: the hen, from Al-Layth.

وحفصه يحفصه: جمعه

And he collected it, he collects it: he gathered it.

والاسم الحفاصة، بالضم

And the noun is al-Haffasah, with dammah.

وحفص الشيء من يده: ألقاه

And he threw the thing from his hand: he cast it away.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الحفص، محركة، عجم النبق والزعرور ونحوهما

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-Hafs, when vocalized, is the astringency of the nabq and the ziziphus and the like.

والحنفص، بالكسر: الضئيل

And al-Hanafis, with kasrah: the small/weak one.

الحفص: البيت الصغير

Al-Hafs: the small house.

والمحفصة: الزبيل

And al-Mahfasa: the bag.

وحفصة، وأم حفصة: الرخمة

And Hafsa, and Umm Hafsa: the griffon vulture.

والحفصيون: ملوك تونس

And al-Hafsids: the kings of Tunis.

والحفاصون: بطن من العرب باليمن

And al-Haffasun: a clan of Arabs in Yemen.

وكذلك بنو حفيصة، بالضم

And likewise Banu Hafisa, with dammah.

وحفص بن أبي المقدام الإباضي، من الخوارج، وإليه نسبت الحفصية منهم

And Hafs bin Abi Al-Miqdam al-Ibadi, from the Kharijites, and the Hafsiyyah among them are attributed to him.