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ح ف ل ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe weakness, foolishness, and potentially a state of being overwhelmed or exhausted. It is primarily used to denote a person who is feeble in mind or body.

Derived headwords

الحَفْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak and foolish.

كَعَمْلَسother
  1. 1.
    like 'amalasaclassical

    This seems to be a comparative term, possibly indicating a resemblance to something described by 'amalasa, which is not further defined in this entry.

جَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    Ja'farclassical

    A proper name, mentioned here possibly as an example of a word that was neglected or omitted by a lexicographer.

Parallel reading

الحفلق، كعملس، وجعفر أهمله الجوهري
Al-Haflaq, like 'Amalas, and Ja'far, Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الضعيف الأحمق كما في العباب
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the weak, the foolish, as in Al-'Abab.
ونقله ابن سيده أيضا
And Ibn Sidah also transmitted it.
واقتصر في الضبط على الأول
And he limited the vocalization to the first.