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حيف

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Form 1حَافَ1 sense
maṣdarحَيْفٌmuḍāriʿيَحِيفُ

Core sense — he acted wrongfully, unjustly, or tyrannically against himgenerated

1.1he acted wrongfully, unjustly, or tyrannically against him—عَلَيْهِ

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Said of a judge or of any other person.

Or, as some say: he inclined [to what was wrong], or turned away [from what was right], in his judgment.

a man's giving to some of his children and not to others—حَيْفُ النَّاحِلِ

He should treat them equally, and not prefer some before others.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
24:50
أَفِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَمِ ٱرْتَابُوٓا۟ أَمْ يَخَافُونَ أَن يَحِيفَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ بَلْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

Show Lane's original text
, aor. يَحِيفُ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. حَيْفٌ , (S, Msb, K,) He (a judge, or any other person, Msb) acted wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically, (S, Msb, K,) عَلَيْهِ against him: (S:) or, as some say, he inclined [to that which was wrong], or declined [from that which was right], in his judgment. (TA.) 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. (T, TA.)
Form 2تَحْيِيفٌ1 sense

Core sense — the taking of something from the side, and diminishing itgenerated

2.1

The taking of a thing from the side, and diminishing it from the side.

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The taking a thing, or something, from the side: and diminishing [from the side]. (KL.)
Form 5تَحَيَّفْتُهُ1 sense

Core sense — I took from its sides little by littlegenerated

5.1

I took from its sides little by little; تحوّفتهُ is used in the same way.

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I took by little and little from its sides; (S, K;) as also تحوّفتهُ . (S.)

Derived nouns 3

Nounحِيفَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a side, or lateral partgenerated

1

A side, or lateral part.

Plural حِيَفٌ, which is likewise the plural of حَافَةٌ.

See also حَائِفٌ below.

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A side, or lateral part: pl. حِيَفٌ ; (K;) which is likewise pl. of حَافَةٌ . (TA.) [See also حَائِفٌ , below.]
Nounحَائِفٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — acting wrongfully or unjustly; an arrow going off course; the side of a mountaingenerated

1

Acting wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically. Lth.

In some copies, حَائِرٌ is wrongly put for جَائِرٌ.

Plural حَافَةٌ, حُيَّفٌ, and حُيُفٌ.

1.1

An arrow declining from the right direction.

1.2figurative · مجاز

And, as being likened to that, an impotent man, who does not attain the object of his want.

2

The side of a mountain.

See also حِيفَةٌ.

Show Lane's original text
Acting wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically: (Lth, Msb, K: [in some copies of the K, حَائِرٌ is erroneously put for جَائِرٌ :] pl. حَافَةٌ (Msb, K) and حُيَّفٌ (K, Msb *) and حُيُفٌ . (TA.) An arrow declining from the right direction. (TA.) And, as being likened thereto, An impotent man, who does not attain the object of his want. (TA.) The side of a mountain. (K, TA.) [See also حِيفَةٌ .]
Nounبَلَدٌ أَحْيَفُ1 sense

Core sense — a district, or a land, on which rain has not fallengenerated

1a district or the like, and a land, on which rain has not fallen—أَرْضٌ حَيْقَآءُ

Ibn-'Abbād: as though the rain had treated it wrongfully.

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, and أَرْضٌ حَيْقَآءُ , A district or the like, and a land, upon which rain has not fallen: (Ibn-'Abbád, K:) as though the rain treated it wrongfully. (TA.)