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ح ث ف ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to drinking or consuming the remnants of liquid, specifically broth or soup from the bottom of a pot. It is noted as a variant of another root and its usage is primarily classical.

Derived headwords

الحثفلnoun
  1. 1.
    remnants of brothclassical

    The liquid that remains at the bottom of a pot, specifically broth or soup.

حثفلverb
  1. 1.
    to drink remnantsclassical

    To drink the remnants of broth or soup from the bottom of a pot.

الحتفلnoun
  1. 1.
    remnants of brothclassical

    The liquid that remains at the bottom of a pot, specifically broth or soup. This is a variant spelling.

Parallel reading

وهي لغة في الحتفل بالمثناة في معانيه المذكورة
And it is a variant pronunciation for al-ḥatfal with the letter tāʼ (ث) in its mentioned meanings.
شرب الحثفل من القدر وهو ما يبقى من المرق في أسفلها
He drank the remnants (al-ḥathfal) from the pot, which is what remains of the broth at its bottom.