Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حفف
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root حفف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root HFF primarily means to surround, encompass, or encircle something. It can also imply being light, swift, or having little hair. The core idea often relates to being on all sides of something.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-f-f
Listen: حَآفِّينَ 39:75
Root letters: ح — ف — ف

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root حفف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root حفف appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1) · Verb (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 39:75 Noun
وَتَرَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةَ حَاۤفِّینَ مِنۡ حَوۡلِ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ یُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّهِمۡۚ وَقُضِیَ بَیۡنَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَقِیلَ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٧٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [ Allah ] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds."

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَآفِّينَ ḥaāfiyna Noun
وَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَا waḥafafnahumaā Verb