حَفِيفٌ

Root: حف

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حَفِيفٌ The دَوِيّ [or confused and continued sound] [of the feet] of a horse in running, or of the belly of a horse in running vehemently: the former is probably the right meaning: the sound of the feet of camels when going a vehement pace: the [pattering] sound of violent rain: the [rustling] sound of the skin of a serpent, caused by rubbing one part thereof with another: the [rustling] sound of the wing [or wings] of a bird: the [rustling] sound of a tree agitated by the wind: the [rustling, or murmuring,] sound of the wind, in, or upon, anything by [or through] which it passes: a plaintive sound, or moaning: the [murmuring, or quivering,] sound of the flaming, or blazing, of fire; and the like: the [rushing] sound of a stone thrown by a مَنْجَنِيق: the [whizzing] sound of a penetrating or transpiercing arrow [app. in its passage through the air: see a verse cited voce ذِلَّةٌ]: the humming, or buzzing, (دَوِيّ,) of bees. (S and K, in art. دوي.) The saying, cited by IAar, أَبْلِغْ أَبَا قَيْسٍ حَفِيفَ الأَثْأَبَهْ is explained by him as meaning [Tell thou Aboo- Keys] that he is weak in intellect; as though he were the حفيف of the tree called أَثْأَبَة when it is agitated by the wind: some say that it means [tell thou Aboo-Keys that] I will threaten him and agitate him like as the wind agitates this tree; but ISd says that this is nought.

def.2 Dry herbage; as also جَفِيفٌ.

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