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ح ن ف ص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being small or diminutive in stature. It is discussed in relation to another root, with the 'n' potentially being an extra letter.

Derived headwords

الحَنَفْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Small-bodied personclassical

    A person who is small in body or stature.

حَفَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something.

Parallel reading

الحنفص، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري
Al-ḥanafṣ, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الصغير الجسم
And Ibn Duraid said: It is the small-bodied one.
وقد تقدم ذلك في ح ف ص وعبره هناك بالضئيل
And that was previously mentioned under ḥ-f-ṣ, and it was translated there as 'slight'.
والصحيح أن نونه زائدة
And the correct view is that its 'n' is superfluous.
من حفص الشيء، إذا جمعه
From ḥafaṣa the thing, if he gathered it.
فذكره ثانيا تكرار
So mentioning it a second time is repetition.