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ح ي ف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns injustice, unfairness, and deviation from the right path. It extends to concepts of inclination, bias, and acting unjustly, particularly in judgment or distribution. It also encompasses meanings related to edges, sides, and diminishing something.

Derived headwords

الحَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Injustice, oppressionboth

    Unfairness and wrongdoing, acting unjustly or oppressively.

  2. 2.
    Bias, favoritismclassical

    Inclination or bias in judgment, especially favoring someone due to their status.

  3. 3.
    Diminishing, reducingclassical

    The act of making something smaller or less.

  4. 4.
    Sides, edgesclassical

    The sides or edges of something, like a region or a mountain.

  5. 5.
    Male genitaliaclassical

    The male reproductive organ.

  6. 6.
    Edge of a stoneclassical

    The sharp edge of a stone.

حَافَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To act unjustly towardsboth

    To be unjust or oppressive towards someone.

يَحِيفُverb
  1. 1.
    To be unjust, to deviateboth

    To act unjustly, to deviate from the right course, or to incline unfairly.

حَائِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Unjust, biasedboth

    One who acts unjustly or shows bias.

  2. 2.
    Inclined, leaningclassical

    Something that is inclined or leaning, like a part of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    Deviating from the targetclassical

    An arrow that deviates from its intended course; metaphorically, an incapable person.

حَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides, edgesclassical

    Plural of 'حافة' (edge or side), referring to the sides or regions.

حَيْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Unwatered landclassical

    Land or a region that has not been reached by rain.

حَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Edge, sideboth

    The edge or side of something, like a mountain.

حِيْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Side, regionclassical

    A side or a region.

  2. 2.
    Tool for straightening arrowsclassical

    A wooden tool used for straightening arrows and bows.

  3. 3.
    Patch on a garmentclassical

    A piece of cloth used to patch the hem of a shirt, especially at the back.

حَيَّافname
  1. 1.
    A water sourceclassical

    The name of a water source located between Mecca and Basra on the pilgrimage route.

تَحَيَّفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To diminish it, to reduce itclassical

    To diminish or reduce something, often from its sides or edges.

حِيُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Injustices, oppressionsclassical

    Plural of 'حيف', referring to acts of injustice or oppression.

حَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides, regionsclassical

    Plural of 'حافة', referring to sides or regions, sometimes used irregularly.

حَوَافِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides, edgesclassical

    Plural of 'حافة', referring to the sides or edges, used poetically and considered rare.

ذَات الحِيْفَةname
  1. 1.
    A locationclassical

    A place, one of the mosques of the Prophet (PBUH), located between Medina and Tabuk.

الحَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    A sword nameclassical

    The name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's swords.

Parallel reading

أم يخافون أن يحيف الله عليهم ورسوله
Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will act unjustly towards them?
لا يطمع شريف في حيفك، أي: في ميلك معه لشرفه.
A noble person should not aspire to your bias, meaning your inclination towards them due to their nobility.
قال بعض الفقهاء: يرد من حيف الناحل ما يرد من جنف الموصي
Some jurists said: What is rejected from the unfairness of the one who gives a gift is what is rejected from the deviation of the testator.
وحيف الناحل: أن يكون للرجل أولاد، فيعطي بعضا دون بعض، وقد أمر بأن يسوي بينهم، فإذا فضل بعضهم على بعض فقد حاف.
And the unfairness of the giver is when a man has children and gives to some but not others, and he was commanded to treat them equally; if he favors some over others, he has been unfair.
والحيف: الهام الذكر
And Al-Haif: the male genitalia.
والحيف: حد الحجر
And Al-Haif: the edge of a stone.
ويقال: بلد أحيف، وأرض حيفاء: لم يصبهما المطر، عن ابن عباد، فكأنه حافهما.
It is said: a dry land, and a 'hayfaa' land: meaning they were not reached by rain, according to Ibn Abbad, as if it (the rain) bypassed them.
والحائف من الجبل: بمنزلة الحافة، وجمعه حيف.
And Al-Ha'if from the mountain: is like Al-Haffa (the edge), and its plural is Hayf.
والحيفة، بالكسر: الناحية، ج: حيف، كعنب مثال: قيقة وقيق.
And Al-Hifa, with kasra: the side, plural: Hayf, like 'inab (grapes), example: qaiqah and qaiq.
سميت حيفة لأنها تحيف ما يزيد، فتنقصه.
It is named Hifa because it diminishes what is excessive, thus reducing it.
والحيفة: الخرقة التي يرقع بها ذيل القميص من خلف، وإذا كان من قدام، فهو كيفة
And Al-Hifa: the rag with which the hem of a shirt is patched from behind; if it is from the front, it is called Kayfah.
وذو الحياف، ككتاب: ماء بين مكة والبصرة، على طريق الحاج من البصرة
And Dhu Al-Hayyaf, like Kitab: a water source between Mecca and Basra, on the Hajj route from Basra.
وتحيفته: أي تنقصته من حيفه، أي: من نواحيه، وكذلك تحوفته
And Tahayyiftuhu: meaning you diminished it from its sides, meaning from its regions, and likewise Tahawwiftuhu.
قوم حيف، بضمتين: أي جائرون، جمع حائف.
A people Hayf, with two dammah: meaning unjust, plural of Ha'if.
وترى سواد الماء في حيفها، أي نواحيها.
And you see the blackness of the water in its sides, meaning its regions.
والحوافي، في قول الطرماح: مقلوب عن الحوائف، جمع حافة، وهو نادر عزيز
And Al-Hawafi, in the saying of Al-Tirmah: is an inversion of Al-Haw'if, plural of Haffa, and it is rare and precious.
ذات الحيفة، بالكسر: من مساجد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، بين المدينة وتبوك
Dhat Al-Hifa, with kasra: is from the mosques of the Prophet (PBUH), located between Medina and Tabuk.
وسهم حائف: مائل عن القصد
And a Ha'if arrow: is one that deviates from the intended mark.
والحيف: من سيوف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
And Al-Haif: is from the swords of the Prophet (PBUH).