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هفن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to intense rain or downpour. It is primarily used in classical Arabic to describe severe weather phenomena.

Derived headwords

الهَفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy rainclassical

    Refers to intense and heavy rainfall.

Parallel reading

الهفن، بالفاء: المطر الشديد
Al-hafan, with a faa': the heavy rain
عن ابن الأعرابي
according to Ibn al-A'rabi
كما في اللسان
as in Al-Lisan