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هقغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root, with a correction from 'ق' to 'ف', primarily denotes weakness or emaciation due to hunger or illness. It describes a state of physical decline.

Derived headwords

هَقْوَغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of extreme weakness or emaciation, typically caused by hunger or sickness.

هَفَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    To become weak or emaciated, especially from hunger or illness.

يَهْفَغُverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    He becomes weak or emaciated, especially from hunger or illness.

هَفْوُغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    The state of being weak or emaciated, resulting from hunger or illness.

Parallel reading

هقغ بالقاف، هكذا في سائر النسخ، وهو غلط
Haqagha with the letter Qaf, as it is in all the copies, and it is a mistake.
صوابه بالفاء كمنع هقوغا
Its correction is with the letter Fa, like 'man'a' (to prevent), 'haqwughan'.
وقد أهمله الجوهري
And Al-Jawhari has neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هفغ يهفغ هفوغا: أي: ضعف من جوع أو مرض
And Ibn Duraid said: Hafagha, yahfughu, hafawghan: meaning, weakness from hunger or illness.
هكذا هو بالفاء في نسخة الجمهرة وفي اللسان، والعباب والتكملة
This is how it is with the letter Fa in the copy of Al-Jamhara, and in Al-Lisan, Al-Ubāb, and Al-Takmila.
والقاف تحريف
And the Qaf is a corruption.