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ح ص ف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of exclusion, removal, and being firm or sound. It extends to meanings related to skin conditions (scabs, pustules) and intellectual soundness (wisdom, good judgment).

Derived headwords

الحَصْفnoun
  1. 1.
    exclusion, removalclassical

    The act of excluding or removing someone or something.

  2. 2.
    scab, dry crustboth

    A dry, hardened scab or crust, often associated with skin conditions.

أَحْصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to exclude, to banishclassical

    To exclude or banish someone or something.

حَصَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to exclude himclassical

    To exclude or banish him from something.

حَصِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to have scabsboth

    To have dry, scabby skin.

حَصُفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sound of mindboth

    To possess a sound, strong intellect and good judgment.

حَصِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    sound-minded, wiseboth

    Possessing a strong intellect, sound judgment, and good opinion.

الحَصَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soundness of mindboth

    The quality of having a sound intellect, good judgment, and well-formed opinions.

أَحْصَفَ الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to make the matter soundclassical

    To make a matter firm, sound, or well-established.

أَحْصَفَ الحبلverb
  1. 1.
    to make the rope firmclassical

    To make a rope tightly and firmly twisted.

Parallel reading

الحصف: الإقصاء والإبعاد
Al-hasf: exclusion and removal.
كالإحصاف
Like al-ihsaf (exclusion).
حصبه عن كذا
He excluded him from such-and-such.
وأحصبه: إذا أقصاه
And he excluded him: if he banished him.
الحصف بالتحريك الجرب اليابس
Al-hasf (with vowel movement) is dry scab.
وقد حصف جلده، كفرح: جرب
And his skin had scabs, like 'faraha': it was scabby.
وقيل: الحصف: بثر صغار يقيح ولا يعظم
And it was said: Al-hasf is small pustules that suppurate and do not grow large.
حصف الرجل، ككرم: استحكم عقله
A man's mind became firm, like 'karuma': his intellect became sound.
فهو حصيف: محكم العقل
So he is hasif: sound of mind.
والمصدر الحصافة، ككرم فهو كريم، وهو مجاز
And the source is al-hasafah, like 'karuma' so he is generous, and this is metaphorical.
ويقال: الحصافة: ثخانة العقل وجودة الرأي
And it is said: Al-hasafah is depth of intellect and excellence of opinion.
فتخلط فيه من هذا بهذا فما أدري: أأحمق أم حصيف
So you mix from this to that in it, and I do not know: am I foolish or wise?
أن لا يمضي أمر الله إلا بعيد الغرة، حصيف العقدة
That the command of God should not be executed except by one who is far-sighted, sound in his resolve.
وأحصف الأمر: أحكمه
And he made the matter sound: he made it firm.
وأحصف الحبل: أحكم فتله
And he made the rope firm: he perfected its twisting.