ح ف ف

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of dryness, scarcity, and emptiness, often associated with lack of sustenance or moisture. It also extends to sounds, edges, and surrounding or encompassing actions.

Derived headwords

اِحْتَفَفَverb

1.
to eat allclassical
To eat completely all that is in a pot.
2.
to surroundclassical
To be surrounded by servants.

اِحْتِفَافnoun

1.
eating allclassical
Eating completely all that is in a pot.

اِسْتَحْفَفَverb

1.
to drink allclassical
To drink completely all that is in a container.

اِشْتِفَافnoun

1.
drinking allclassical
Drinking completely all that is in a container.

حَفَّverb

1.
to be dryclassical
The stomach of a man was dry, meaning he did not eat fatty or meaty food, and became lean.
2.
to dry outclassical
The thareed (a dish of bread and broth) dried out on top and became cracked.
3.
to drive hardclassical
To make a horse run until it is exhausted by intense exertion.

حُفُوفnoun

1.
drynessclassical
Dryness without fat or richness.

حَافٌّadjective

1.
leanclassical
A lean horse that does not gain weight from training or work.
2.
dryclassical
Dryness of pasture.

أَحْفَتَverb

1.
to make leanclassical
A woman made herself lean, similar to the masdar 'ihtifaf'.
2.
to exhaustclassical
To drive a horse until it is exhausted by intense exertion.

إِحْفَافnoun

1.
making leanclassical
The act of making oneself lean.
2.
exhaustionclassical
Causing exhaustion through intense exertion.

حَفَّافَةnoun

1.
plucked hairclassical
Hair that has been plucked.
2.
fallen hairclassical
What falls from the hair that has been plucked or trimmed.

مَحْفُوفadjective

1.
surroundedclassical
Surrounded by servants.

أَحِفَّةnoun

1.
lean peopleclassical
People who are lean or hungry.
2.
placesclassical
Places in the lands of the tribes of Asad and Hanzalah.

حَافَّانnoun

1.
veins of the tongueclassical
Two green veins that flank the tongue from the inside.

حَافّ اللسانnoun

1.
tip of the tongueclassical
The edge or tip of the tongue.

حَفِيفnoun

1.
rustling soundclassical
The sound of something heard, like a ringing, a thrown object, or the roaring of fire.
2.
wind soundclassical
The sound of the wind as it passes over things.
3.
arrow soundclassical
The sound of a penetrating arrow.
4.
hoof soundclassical
The sound of camel hooves when their pace is fast.
5.
heavy rain soundclassical
The sound of intense rainfall.
6.
dry herbageclassical
Dry herbage, with 'j' as an alternative pronunciation.

حُفَّانnoun

1.
ostrich feathersclassical
The feathers of an ostrich.
2.
young camelsclassical
Young camels, specifically those less than the 'hashqaq' stage.

حَفَّ بِنَفْسِهِphrase

1.
to be weakclassical
A person is weak or frail.

حِفَّةnoun

1.
edgeclassical
The edge or border of something.
2.
eyelidclassical
The eyelid of the eye.

حَفَافnoun

1.
edge of the sand duneclassical
The edge or extremity of a sand dune.

حَفَّفَverb

1.
to surroundclassical
To surround something with people.
2.
to be surroundedclassical
Paradise is surrounded by hardships.

مُحَفَّفadjective

1.
decoratedclassical
A litter (howdah) decorated with silk brocade.

Parallel reading

والاحتفاف: أكل جميع ما في القدر

And 'ihtifaf' is eating all that is in the pot.

والاشتفاف: شرب جميع ما في الإناء

And 'ishtifaf' is drinking all that is in the vessel.

والحفوف، بالضم: اليبس من غير دسم

And 'hufuf', with dammah, is dryness without fat.

وحف بطن الرجل: لم يأكل دسما ولا لحما، فيبس

And the stomach of a man was 'haff': he did not eat fat or meat, and became lean.

وحفت الثريدة: يبس أعلاها فتشققت

And the thareed was 'haffat': its top dried out and cracked.

وفرس قفر حاف: لا يسمن على الصنعة

And a lean, barren horse is 'haff': it does not gain weight from training.

وأحفت المرأة إحفافا، كاحتفت

And a woman made herself 'ahfata' with 'ihfaf', like 'ihtaffat'.

والحفافة، بالضم: الشعر المنتوف

And 'hafafah', with dammah, is plucked hair.

وقيل: ما سقط من الشعر المحفوف

And it was said: what falls from the plucked hair.

وقوم أحفة به: حافون

And a people 'ahaffah' with it are 'haffun' (lean).

والحافان من اللسان: عرقان أخضران يكتنفانه من باطن

And the two 'hafafan' of the tongue are two green veins that flank it from the inside.

وقيل: حاف اللسان: طرفه

And it was said: 'haff al-lisan' is its tip.

والحفيف: صوت الشيء تسمعه كالرنة، أو الرمية، أو التهاب النار، ونحو ذلك

And 'hafif' is the sound of something you hear like a ringing, a thrown object, or the ignition of fire, and the like.

وحفيف الريح: صوتها في كل ما مرت به

And the 'hafif' of the wind is its sound in everything it passes by.

والحفيف: حفيف السهم النافذ

And 'hafif' is the sound of a penetrating arrow.

والحفيف: صوت أخفاف الإبل إذا اشتد سيرها

And 'hafif' is the sound of camel hooves when their pace is intense.

حف الغيث: إذا اشتدت غيثته حتى تسمع له حفيفا

The rain 'haffa': when its downpour intensifies until you hear a 'hafif' from it.

ويقال: أجرى الفرس حتى أحفه: أي حمله على الحضر الشديد

And it is said: he ran the horse until he 'ahaffahu': meaning he made it exert itself with intense running.

وحفان النعام: ريشه

And 'hufan' of the ostrich is its feathers.

والحفان: صغار الإبل

And 'hufan' are young camels.

وفلان حف بنفسه: أي معنى

And so-and-so 'haffa bi-nafsihi': meaning he is weak.

وحف العين: شفرها

And 'huff al-'ayn' is its eyelid.

واحتفت الإبل الكلأ: أكلته أو نالت منه

And the camels 'ihtaffat' the herbage: they ate it or got some of it.

والحفة: ما احتفت منه

And 'huffah' is what was taken from it.

والحفيف: اليابس من الكلإ، والجيم لغة فيه

And 'hafif' is the dry herbage, and 'j' is a dialectal variant for it.

وحفاف الرمل، ككتاب: منقطعه، والجمع: أحفة

And 'hifaf' of the sand dune, like 'kitab', is its edge; and the plural is 'ahaffah'.

وحففته بالناس: أي جعلتهم حافين به

And I 'hafaf'tu-hu with people: meaning I made them 'haffina' around it.

وحفت الجنة بالمكاره

And Paradise is surrounded by hardships.

وهو محفوف بخدمه

And he is 'mahfuf' by his servants.

وهودج محفف بديباج

And a litter 'mahfuf' with silk brocade.