حَافَ
Root: حيف
Form: 1
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حَافَI
, Present.T يَحِيفُ, Verbal.Noun حَيْفٌ, He acted wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically, عَلَيْهِ
against him: or, as some say, he inclined [to that which was wrong], or declined [from that which was right], in his judgment. حَيْفُ النَّاحِلِ means A man's giving to certain of his children exclusively of others: he should treat them equally, and not prefer some before others.
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