هرشف

العربية

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هرشف

/hir.ʃaff/

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Applying the pattern فِعْلَلّ (fiʕlall) to multiple unclear words, including in some forms at least كِرْش (kirš, “paunch”) and perhaps حَشَف (ḥašaf, “the worst kind of dates that dry up without ripening so that they have no flesh”), with later augment (إِلْحَاق (ʔilḥāq)) of ر (r) for dissimilation (إِدْغَام (ʔidḡām)).

noun هِرْشَفّ · hiršaff · الْهِرْشَفّ · هِرْشَفٌّ

obsolete a rag or piece of cotton with which water or ink is dried up
obsolete an old, gross and wrinkly woman or man

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"هرشف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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هرشف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%81

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"هرشف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {هرشف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}