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ح ث ف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being small, insignificant, or perhaps a specific type of small object or creature. It is noted as being obscure and potentially a variant of another root.

Derived headwords

الحَثْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Small thingclassical

    A small, insignificant thing or creature. It is mentioned as a variant of 'حفث' and 'فحث'.

حَفَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To be smallclassical

    This verb form is mentioned as a linguistic variant related to the concept of smallness.

الحَفْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Smallnessclassical

    A term referring to smallness or insignificance, presented as a linguistic variant.

فَحَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To be smallclassical

    This verb form is mentioned as a linguistic variant related to the concept of smallness.

الفَحْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Smallnessclassical

    A term referring to smallness or insignificance, presented as a linguistic variant.

أَحْثَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of حثفclassical

    The plural form of 'حثف', referring to multiple small things or creatures.

Parallel reading

الحثف، بالكسر، وككتف أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان
Al-hathf, with a kasra, and like 'katif', was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال أبو عمرو: هما لغتان في الحفث، بالكسر، والفحث، ككتف
And Abu Amr said: They are two linguistic variants for 'al-hifth', with a kasra, and 'al-fath', like 'katif'.
كما في العباب، والجمع أحثاف
As mentioned in Al-Abab, and the plural is 'ahthaf'.