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ح ل ق ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to extreme crookedness or deviation. The primary derived form discussed signifies something being excessively bent or distorted.

Derived headwords

اِحْلَنْقَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be excessively crookedclassical

    To become extremely bent, distorted, or crooked.

اِحْلِنْقَافnoun
  1. 1.
    excessive crookednessclassical

    The state or act of being excessively bent, distorted, or crooked.

Parallel reading

اِحْلَنْقَفَ الشيء: أفرط اعوجاجه.
Something became excessively crooked: its crookedness was extreme.
أهمله الجماعة، وذكره كراع، وأنشد لهميان بن قحافة:
The scholars neglected it, but Kraa' mentioned it and cited for them Hemyan bin Qahafah:
وانعاجت الأحناء حتى احلنقفت
And the curves bent until they became excessively crooked.
كذا في اللسان، قلت: واللام والنون زائدتان، وأصله حقف.
This is as in Al-Lisan. I say: the Lam and Nun are extra, and its origin is 'haqafa'.