ه ف ف

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to lightness, thinness, and swiftness, often associated with wind, sound, and physical characteristics. It also extends to concepts of emptiness, scarcity, and fragility, as well as specific geographical locations and types of fish.

Derived headwords

هَفَتِ الرِّيحُverb

1.
wind blew audiblyclassical
The wind blew and its sound was heard.

تَهَفُّverb

1.
wind blew audiblyclassical
The wind blew and its sound was heard.

هَفَاverb

1.
wind blew audiblyclassical
The wind blew and its sound was heard.

هَفِيفًاnoun

1.
sound of windclassical
The sound of the wind blowing.

هَفَّverb

1.
was thin/waterlessclassical
Said of a cloud that is thin and without water.
2.
was emptyclassical
Said of a honeycomb that has little or no honey.
3.
was lightclassical
Said of something that is light and thin.

هَفَّةٌnoun

1.
emptinessclassical
Absence of food or drink; emptiness.
2.
thinnessclassical
Thinness, especially of a honeycomb with little honey.
3.
lightnessclassical
Lightness or fragility.
4.
a type of fishclassical
A type of small fish.
5.
large tadpolesclassical
Large tadpoles.
6.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

هَافٌّadjective

1.
late-harvestedclassical
Said of crops whose harvest is delayed, causing their seeds to scatter.

الهَفُّnoun

1.
small fishclassical
Small fish.
2.
a type of fishclassical
A type of fish (al-hazba).
3.
large tadpolesclassical
Large tadpoles.
4.
lightnessclassical
Lightness, especially of a person.
5.
thin honeycombclassical
A thin, light honeycomb with little honey.
6.
emptinessclassical
Emptiness within something.

هَفَّverb

1.
was lightclassical
To be light or swift.

هَفِيفًاnoun

1.
lightnessclassical
Lightness or swiftness.

الهَفْهَافُnoun

1.
thin garmentclassical
A thin, transparent garment that moves easily with the wind.
2.
slender waistclassical
A slender, thin waist.
3.
thirstyclassical
Thirsty.

الهَفْهَافَانِnoun

1.
wingsclassical
The two wings, due to their lightness.

الهَفَّافُnoun

1.
flighty horseclassical
A flighty or restless horse.
2.
cool shadeclassical
Cool, pleasant, or still shade.
3.
light wingsclassical
Light wings suitable for flying.
4.
transparent garmentclassical
A thin, transparent garment.
5.
shimmeringclassical
Shimmering or glistening.

هَفَّافَةٌadjective

1.
light and swift windclassical
A wind that is pleasant, still, or moves quickly.
2.
light garmentclassical
A light, transparent garment.

الهَفِيفُnoun

1.
swiftness of travelclassical
Swiftness or speed in traveling.

هَفَّverb

1.
traveled swiftlyclassical
To travel swiftly.

هَفِيفًاnoun

1.
swiftness of travelclassical
Swiftness or speed in traveling.

الهَفْهَافُnoun

1.
slender-waistedclassical
Having a slender or thin waist.
2.
thirstyclassical
Thirsty.

اليَهْفُوفُnoun

1.
cowardclassical
A coward.
2.
hard-heartedclassical
Hard-hearted.
3.
foolishclassical
Foolish or stupid.
4.
barren landclassical
Barren or desolate land.

مَهْفْهَفَةٌadjective

1.
slender-waistedclassical
Slender-waisted and delicate.

مَهْفْهَفَةٌadjective

1.
slender-waistedclassical
Slender-waisted and delicate.

هَفْهَفَ الرَّجُلُverb

1.
body became slenderclassical
A man's body became slender and graceful like a swaying branch.

الاهْتِفَافُnoun

1.
shimmering of mirageclassical
The shimmering or flickering appearance of a mirage.
2.
ringing in earsclassical
A ringing or buzzing sound in the ears.

هَفَانَهُnoun

1.
its timeclassical
Its time or appointed moment.
2.
its trackclassical
Its track or trace.

هَفَّهُverb

1.
moved itclassical
To move or push something.

ظِلٌّ هَفْهَفٌnoun

1.
cool shadeclassical
Cool shade where the wind blows gently.

هَفَّافٌadjective

1.
slender-waistedclassical
Slender-waisted.

هَفْverb

1.
drive sheepclassical
To drive sheep (used as a command).

هَفَّةُ الوَرَقِnoun

1.
thinness of leavesclassical
The thinness or delicacy of leaves.

ظِلٌّ هَفَّافٌnoun

1.
cool shadeclassical
Cool shade.

سَرَابٌ هَفَّافٌnoun

1.
shimmering mirageclassical
A shimmering mirage.

ثَغْرٌ هَفَّافٌnoun

1.
delicate teethclassical
Delicate or fine teeth.

Parallel reading

إذا هبت فسمع صوت هبوبها

If the wind blew and its sound was heard.

وسحابة هف، بالكسر: بلا ماء وهو السحاب الرقيق

And a cloud that is 'haf' (with kasra): without water, and it is thin cloud.

والله ما في بيتك هفة ولا سفة

By God, there is nothing in your house, neither drink nor food.

وشهدة! هف: لا عسل فيها

And a honeycomb! 'haf': it has no honey in it.

شهدة وعسل هف: رقيق.

A honeycomb and thin honey: it is thin.

والهف أيضا: الزرع الذي يؤخر حصاده فينتثر حبه

And 'al-haff' also: crops whose harvest is delayed, so their seeds scatter.

وقد هف فهو هاف.

And it became 'haf', so it is 'haff'.

الهف: السمك الصغار

'Al-haff': small fish.

الهف: الدعاميص الكبار

'Al-haff': large tadpoles.

كان بعض العباد يفطركل ليلة على هفة يشويها

Some worshippers used to break their fast every night with a 'huffa' (fish) that they would grill.

يقال للهف: الحساس، والدعموص: دويبة تكون في مستنقع الماء.

It is said 'al-haff': the sensitive one, and 'al-damus': a small creature found in stagnant water.

الهف: الخفيف منا وذكره الجوهري ولم يقيده، وقد هف هفيفا: إذا خف.

'Al-haff': the light among us, and Al-Jauhari mentioned it without restriction, and he became 'haf' with a 'hafife': if he became light.

الهف: الشهدة الرقيقة الخفيفة القليلة العسل

'Al-haff': the thin, light honeycomb with little honey.

لتكشفت عن ذي متون نير كالريط لاهف، ولا هو مخرب

It would reveal a shining, patterned thing, like a light garment, neither worn out nor ruined.

والهف أيضا: كل خفيف لا شيء في جوفه.

And 'al-haff' also: everything light that has nothing inside it.

وزقاق الهفة، بالفتح: ع، من البطيحة كثير القصباء فيه مخترق للسفن

And the alley of 'al-Haffa', with fatha: a place, from Al-Butayha, with many reeds, through which ships pass.

أو طريق الهفة: ع، بالبصرة.

Or the road of 'Al-Haffa': a place, in Basra.

والهفاف، كشداد، من الحمر: الطياش

And 'al-haffaf', like 'shaddad', from donkeys: flighty.

ما كان إلا حمارا هفافا.

He was nothing but a flighty donkey.

الهفاف من الظلال: البارد أو الساكن الطيب

'Al-haffaf' from shades: cool, pleasant, or still.

يظل يحفهن بقفقفيه ويلحفهن هفافا ثخينا

He would cover them with his chest and clothe them with a thick, light wing.

والهفاف من القمص: الرقيق الشفاف

And 'al-haffaf' from shirts: thin and transparent.

ثوب هفاف يخف مع الريح كالهفهاف

A light garment that moves with the wind like 'al-hafhaf'.

قميص هفهاف، وريش هفهاف

A light shirt, and light feathers.

وأبيض هفاف القميص أخذته

And a white one, light of garment, I took him.

ويلحفهن هفهافا.

And he covers them with a light one.

والهفهافان: الجناحان، لخفتهما.

And 'al-hafhafan': the two wings, due to their lightness.

والهفاف: البراق

And 'al-haffaf': the shining.

ريح هفافة: طيبة ساكنة

A 'haffafa' wind: pleasant and still.

سريعة المرور في هبوبها.

Moving quickly in its blowing.

سرعة السير وقد هف! هفيفا: أسرع في السير

Swiftness of travel, and he went 'haf' with a 'hafife': he hastened in travel.

إذا ما نعسنا نعسة قلت غننا بخرقاء وارفع من هفيف الرواحل

When we dozed off a nap, you said, 'Sing to us with a strong voice and raise the swiftness of the camels'.

والهفهاف: الضامر البطن

And 'al-hafhaf': slender of belly.

وأيضا: العطشان.

And also: thirsty.

اليهفوف: الجبان، كاليأفوف.

'Al-yahfuf': the coward, like 'al-ya'fuf'.

أو الحديد القلب عن ابن سيده، زاد غيره: من الرجال.

Or hard-hearted, according to Ibn Sida, and others added: among men.

وهو أيضا: الأحمق عن الفراء، لخفته.

And it is also: foolish, according to Al-Farra', due to his lightness.

اليهفوف: القفر من الأرض.

'Al-yahfuf': barren land.

جارية مهففة ومهفهفة

A slender-waisted and delicate young woman.

مهفهفة بيضاء غير مفاضة ترائبها مصقولة كالسجنجل

A delicate, white, not broad-chested woman, her collarbones polished like crystal.

هفهف الرجل: مشق بدنه، فصار كأنه غصن يميد ملاحة، فهو مهفهف.

A man became 'hafhaf': his body became slender, like a gracefully swaying branch, so he is 'mahfhaf'.

الاهتفاف: بريق السراب.

'Al-ihtifaf': the shimmering of the mirage.

و: الدوي في المسامع.

And: a ringing in the ears.

جاء على هفانه: أي على إثره

He came following its track: meaning, following its trace.

أي وقته وحينه.

Meaning, its time and its appointed moment.

سبع هفت الناس: أي طرأت عن جدب.

A group of people appeared: meaning, they emerged due to drought.

ريح هفهافة، كهفافة، ولها هفة وهفهفة، وهفائف.

A 'haffafa' wind, like 'kafafa', and it has 'huffa' and 'hafhafa', and 'hafha'if'.

رجل هفاف القميص: إذا نعت بالخفة، وهو مجاز.

A man with a light shirt: if described as light, and this is metaphorical.

وهفه: حركه ودفعه.

And 'hafhafa': to move it and push it.

وظل هفهف: بارد تهف فيه الريح

And a 'hafhaf' shade: cool, where the wind blows gently.

أبطح جياشا وظلا هفهفا.

A broad plain, surging, and a cool shade.

وغرفة هفافة، وهفهافة: مظلة.

And a 'haffafa' or 'hafhafa' room: a tent or canopy.

ورجل هفهاف: مهفهف.

And a 'hafhaf' man: slender-waisted.

كانت الأرض هفا على الماء أي: قلقة لا تستقر.

The earth was 'haffa' on the water, meaning: unstable and not settled.

ما أحسن هفة الورق، أي رقته.

How beautiful is the 'huffa' of the leaves, meaning their thinness.

وظل هفاف: بارد.

And a 'haffaf' shade: cool.

وسراب هفاف، وثغر هفاف.

And a 'haffaf' mirage, and 'haffaf' teeth.

وهف. بالضم: زجر للغنم.

And 'haf' (with damma): a call to drive sheep.