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حفن

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root ح-ف-ن primarily relates to the act of scooping or taking something with cupped hands. It extends to concepts of giving small amounts, and metaphorically to uprooting or taking something for oneself. It also encompasses specific geographical locations and tribal names.

Derived headwords

حَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to scoopboth

    To take something with cupped hands, with fingers closed.

  2. 2.
    to give a small amountclassical

    To give a small quantity of something, like a handful.

حَفْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    handfulboth

    The amount that can be held in cupped hands with fingers closed.

  2. 2.
    small poolclassical

    A small depression or pool containing water, often with pebbles and dirt at the bottom.

هل تعرف الدار تعفت بالحفن — Do you recognize the dwelling worn away by the small pools?
حُفْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small poolclassical

    A small depression or pool containing water, often with pebbles and dirt at the bottom. This is the correct pronunciation according to al-Jawhari.

حُفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    small poolsclassical

    Plural of حفنة (small pool), referring to depressions filled with water, like small ponds.

ترى به حفنا زرقا وغدرانا — You see in it blue pools and streams.
اِحْتَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to uprootclassical

    To uproot something from its origin or base.

  2. 2.
    to take for oneselfclassical

    To take something for oneself, often implying appropriation.

  3. 3.
    to lift by holding kneesclassical

    To place one's hands under one's knees and lift something.

احتفنت الرجل احتفانا: اقتلعته من الأصل — I uprooted the man from his origin.
مِحْفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    generous giverclassical

    A man who is very generous in giving handfuls of things.

حُفَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrich chicksclassical

    The young chicks of ostriches. Sometimes, young camels are also called 'huffan'.

حَفَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrich chickclassical

    A young chick of an ostrich, or a young camel (male or female).

حُفَيْنَةname
  1. 1.
    certaintyclassical

    The certain truth or core of a matter.

وعند حفينة الخبر اليقين — And with it is the certain truth of the news.
بَنُو حُفَيْنname
  1. 1.
    Banu Hufaynclassical

    A tribe or clan among the Arabs.

حَفَنَ الماءverb
  1. 1.
    to pour waterclassical

    To pour water over one's head, using one's cupped hands.

حفن الماء على رأسه: ألقاه بحفنته — He poured water on his head: he threw it with his cupped hands.
حَفَنَ للقومverb
  1. 1.
    to give to a groupclassical

    To give each person in a group a handful of something.

حفن للقوم: أعطى كل واحد منهم حفنة — He gave to the people: he gave each one of them a handful.
اِحْتَفَنَ منهverb
  1. 1.
    to take abundantlyclassical

    To take a large or abundant amount from something.

واحتفن منه استكثر — And he took abundantly from it.
مُحَفَّنname
  1. 1.
    Abu Buthayhaclassical

    A name, possibly a patronymic, associated with 'al-Bat'hawiyyah' animals.

حَفْنname
  1. 1.
    Hafnclassical

    A village in Upper Egypt, mentioned in historical accounts.

حُفْنَىname
  1. 1.
    Hufnaclassical

    A village in eastern Egypt, known for producing prominent scholars.

حُفَّانname
  1. 1.
    Hufanclassical

    A place or region, mentioned by Nasr.

Parallel reading

الحفن: أخذك الشيء براحتيك والأصابع مضمومة
Al-Hafn: your taking something with your palms and closed fingers.
هو الجرف بكلتا اليدين ولا يكون إلا من الشيء اليابس كالدقيق أو الرمل ونحوه
It is scooping with both hands, and it only occurs with dry things like flour or sand and the like.
الحفن: العطاء القليل
Al-Hafn: giving a small amount.
وقد حفَن له حفنة: إذا أعطاه قليلا
And he gave him a handful: if he gave him a little.
الحفنة: النقرة يكون فيها الماء وفي أسفلها حصى وتراب
Al-Hafnah: a depression that has water in it and pebbles and dirt at its bottom.
وهي قلتات يحتفرها الماء كهيئة البرك
And they are small pools that water excavates, like ponds.
احتفنه: جعل يديه تحت ركبتيه وأخذه بمأبضه ثم احتمله
He scooped it up: he placed his hands under his knees, took it by its hock, and then lifted it.
احتفنت الرجل احتفانا: اقتلعته من الأصل
I uprooted the man: I pulled him out from the root.
احتفن الشيء: أخذه لنفسه
He took the thing for himself.
المحفن: الكثير الحفن من الرجال
Al-Mihfan: a man who is very generous in giving handfuls.
الحفان: فراخ النعام
Al-Huffan: ostrich chicks.
وربما سموا صغار الإبل حفانا
And sometimes young camels are called huffan.
وعند حفينة الخبر اليقين
And with it is the certain truth of the news.
حفن الماء على رأسه: ألقاه بحفنته
He poured water on his head: he threw it with his cupped hands.
حفن للقوم: أعطى كل واحد منهم حفنة
He gave to the people: he gave each one of them a handful.
واحتفن منه استكثر
And he took abundantly from it.
حفن، بالفتح: قرية بصعيد مصر
Hafn, with fatha: a village in Upper Egypt.
حفنى، كسكرى: قرية بشرقي مصر
Hufna, like sukra: a village in eastern Egypt.
حفان ككتاب: بلد
Hufan, like kitāb: a region.