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ح س ف ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is small, inferior, or poorly formed, particularly in relation to offspring or young creatures. It also extends to a description of a large or wide belly.

Derived headwords

الحسفلnoun
  1. 1.
    Inferior offspringclassical

    The inferior or low-quality offspring of any creature.

  2. 2.
    Small childrenclassical

    Refers to young children, particularly those who are small.

حسفل البطنnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide-belliedclassical

    A description of someone or something with a wide or large belly.

Parallel reading

الحسفل، كزبرج أهمله الجوهري
Al-Hasfal, like Zubraj, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الفرج: هو الرديء من ولد كل شيء
And Ibn Al-Faraj said: It is the inferior of the offspring of everything.
أيضا: صغار الصبيان، ويفتح وهذه عن ابن عباد.
Also: small children, and it is pronounced with a fatha [on the first letter], and this is from Ibn 'Abbad.
قال النضر: الحسفل كحضجر: الواسع البطن
Al-Nadr said: Al-Hasfal, like Hadjar, means wide-bellied.
أنشدنا أبو الذئب: (حسفل البطن ما يملاه شيء ... ولو أوردته حفر الرباب)
Abu Al-Dhi'b recited to us: (Wide-bellied, nothing fills it... even if you brought it the wells of Al-Rubab).