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خذف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a piece or portion of something. It can also denote a group or gathering of people, or a segment of time, particularly during the night.

Derived headwords

الْخُدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece, portionboth

    A piece or portion cut from something.

خُدْفَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A group or gathering of people.

خُدْفَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِnoun
  1. 1.
    part of the nightclassical

    A segment or portion of the night.

Parallel reading

والخدفة، بالكسر: القطعة من الشيء.
And al-khudfah, with kasrah, is: the piece of a thing.
ويقال: كنا في خدفة من الناس: أي جماعة.
And it is said: We were in a khudfah of people: meaning a group.
وخدفة من الليل: أي ساعة منه، كما في العباب.
And a khudfah of the night: meaning an hour of it, as in al-'Abab.