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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns vocalization, specifically loud or distinct sounds. It extends to calling out, summoning, and praising, as well as describing flexible objects that produce sound when used. It also encompasses the concept of a disembodied voice.

Derived headwords

هَتَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry out loudlyboth

    To make a loud, clear sound, often like a call or cry.

  2. 2.
    to call out toboth

    To summon or call someone by shouting.

  3. 3.
    to call uponboth

    To invoke or appeal to someone, especially in prayer or supplication.

  4. 4.
    to praiseclassical

    To commend or extol someone, often vocally.

هتفت الحمامة تهتف هتفا: صاتت — The dove cooed, making a sound.
اهتف بالأبصار أي: نادهم وادعهم — Call out to the people, meaning: summon them and call them.
فجعل يهتف بربه أي: يدعوه ويناشده — He began to call upon his Lord, meaning: to supplicate and implore Him.
وهتف فلانا، وهتف به الأخير نقله أبو زيد: مدحه — He praised someone, and the latter, as narrated by Abu Zayd, means to praise him.
هَتْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    loud soundboth

    A loud, clear, or distinct sound, often associated with calling or crying.

هتفت الحمامة تهتف هتفا: صاتت — The dove cooed, making a sound.
هَتَفَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to call out to himboth

    To summon or call someone by shouting.

  2. 2.
    to praise himclassical

    To commend or extol someone vocally.

وهتف به هتافا، بالضم: صاح به — And he called out to him with a loud sound, meaning: he shouted to him.
وهتف به الأخير نقله أبو زيد: مدحه — And the latter, as narrated by Abu Zayd, means to praise him.
هتافةadjective
  1. 1.
    flexible (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that is flexible and makes a sound when the string is drawn.

قال أمية بن أبي عائذ الهذلي: (على عجس هتافة المذروين ... زوراء مضجعة في الشمال) — Umayya ibn Abi 'A'idh al-Hudhali said: (On the flank of a flexible bow with two prominent parts... a curved one lying in the north)
هَتُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    flexible (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that is flexible and makes a sound when the string is drawn.

  2. 2.
    noisy (wind)classical

    Describing a wind that makes a loud, sighing, or humming sound.

وقال الشنفري يصف قوسا: (هتوف من الملس المتون يزينها ... رصائع قد نيطت عليها ومحمل) — And al-Shanfari said, describing a bow: (A flexible one with smooth sides, adorned with... inlaid pieces hung upon it and a quiver)
وحمامة هتوف: كثيرة الهتاف — And a 'hutuf' dove: one that coos frequently.
وريح هتوف: حنانة — And a 'hutuf' wind: a sighing or humming one.
هَتْفَىadjective
  1. 1.
    flexible (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that is flexible and makes a sound when the string is drawn.

وقال أبو النجم يصف صائدا: أنحى شمالا همزي نضوحا وهتفي معطية طروحا — And Abu al-Najm said, describing a hunter: He aimed north with his swift arrow, and his flexible bow, giving and casting.
الهَتْفnoun
  1. 1.
    harsh loud soundclassical

    A harsh, loud, or strong sound.

الهتف، والهتاف: الصوت الجافي العالي — Al-hatf, and al-hataf: the harsh, loud sound.
الهُتَافnoun
  1. 1.
    loud soundboth

    A loud, clear, or distinct sound, often associated with calling or crying.

  2. 2.
    harsh loud soundclassical

    A harsh, loud, or strong sound.

الهتف، والهتاف: الصوت الجافي العالي — Al-hatf, and al-hataf: the harsh, loud sound.
وقال أبو حيان: هو الصوت بقوة — And Abu Hayyan said: It is sound with force.
هاتِفnoun
  1. 1.
    callerboth

    Someone or something that makes a sound or calls out.

  2. 2.
    disembodied voiceboth

    A sound that is heard but not seen, implying a voice without a visible source.

وسمعت هاتفا: إذا كنت تسمع الصوت ولا تبصر أحدا — And I heard a caller: meaning, you hear the sound but do not see anyone.
هَتَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundboth

    To make a sound, often a repeated or continuous one, like a cooing dove.

هتفت الحمامة تهتيفا: صوتت — The dove made a sound (tahtifan): it cooed.
ولا أنني ناسيك بالليل ما بكت ... على فنن ورقاء ظلت تهتف — And I will not forget you at night as long as the turtledove weeps... on a branch, cooing.
هَتْفُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    frequently cooingclassical

    Describing a dove that coos or makes sounds often.

وحمامة هتوف: كثيرة الهتاف — And a 'hutuf' dove: one that coos frequently.
الهُتْفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of windclassical

    The sound produced by the wind, particularly a sighing or humming sound.

وريح هتوف: حنانة، والاسم الهتفي — And a 'hutuf' wind: a sighing or humming one, and the noun is al-hutufiy.
مَهْتُوف بهadjective
  1. 1.
    called uponboth

    Someone who is summoned or called out to.

  2. 2.
    praisedclassical

    Someone who is vocally commended or extolled.

وفلان مهتوف به، لا مهتوف كما استعمله البيضاوي في غافر — And so-and-so is 'mahtuf bihi', not 'mahtuf' as used by Al-Baydawi in Ghafir.
تَهاتَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh heartilyclassical

    To laugh heartily or with amusement, often in jest.

تهاتف: تضاحك هزؤا، ذكره المبرد في الكامل — Tahatafa: to laugh heartily in jest, mentioned by Al-Mubarrad in Al-Kamil.

Parallel reading

هتفت الحمامة تهتف هتفا: صاتت
The dove cooed, making a sound.
وفي نسخة: صاحت، وفي اللسان: ناحت، وفي العباب: صوتت
And in one version: it cried out, and in Al-Lisan: it wailed, and in Al-Abab: it made a sound.
أأن هتفت ورقاء ظلت سفاهة تبكي على جمل لورقاء تهتف
Did a turtledove cry out, foolishly weeping over Jamal, calling out to another turtledove?
وهتف به هتافا، بالضم: صاح به
And he called out to him with a loud sound, meaning: he shouted to him.
وقال غيره: دعاه
And others said: he called him.
قال: اهتف بالأبصار
He said: Call out to the people.
أي: نادهم وادعهم
Meaning: summon them and call them.
فجعل يهتف بربه
He began to call upon his Lord.
أي: يدعوه ويناشده
Meaning: to supplicate and implore Him.
وهتف فلانا، وهتف به الأخير نقله أبو زيد: مدحه
He praised someone, and the latter, as narrated by Abu Zayd, means to praise him.
ويقال: فلانة يهتف بها أي: تذكر بالجمال
And it is said: such-and-such a woman is 'yuhtafu biha', meaning: she is mentioned for her beauty.
قوس هتافة، وهتوف، وهتفى كجمزي: مرنة ذات صوت تهتف بالوتر
A 'hutafah', 'hutuf', and 'hutafa' bow, like 'jamzi': flexible, making a sound when the string is drawn.
على عجس هتافة المذروين
On the flank of a flexible bow with two prominent parts.
هتوف من الملس المتون يزينها
A flexible one with smooth sides, adorned with...
أنحى شمالا همزي نضوحا وهتفي معطية طروحا
He aimed north with his swift arrow, and his flexible bow, giving and casting.
الهتف، والهتاف: الصوت الجافي العالي
Al-hatf, and al-hataf: the harsh, loud sound.
وقيل: الصوت الشديد
And it was said: the strong sound.
وقال أبو حيان: هو الصوت بقوة
And Abu Hayyan said: It is sound with force.
وسمعت هاتفا: إذا كنت تسمع الصوت ولا تبصر أحدا
And I heard a caller: meaning, you hear the sound but do not see anyone.
هتفت الحمامة تهتيفا: صوتت
The dove made a sound (tahtifan): it cooed.
ولا أنني ناسيك بالليل ما بكت ... على فنن ورقاء ظلت تهتف
And I will not forget you at night as long as the turtledove weeps... on a branch, cooing.
وحمامة هتوف: كثيرة الهتاف
And a 'hutuf' dove: one that coos frequently.
وريح هتوف: حنانة، والاسم الهتفي
And a 'hutuf' wind: a sighing or humming one, and the noun is al-hutufiy.
وفلان مهتوف به، لا مهتوف كما استعمله البيضاوي في غافر
And so-and-so is 'mahtuf bihi', not 'mahtuf' as used by Al-Baydawi in Ghafir.
تهاتف: تضاحك هزؤا، ذكره المبرد في الكامل
Tahatafa: to laugh heartily in jest, mentioned by Al-Mubarrad in Al-Kamil.
قلت: وهو تصحيف، والصواب فيه تهانف بالنون، كما سيأتي.
I say: and this is a misspelling, and the correct word is 'tahanufa' with a noon, as will come later.