ح • ف • د

, [aor. حَفِدَ , as appears from what follows,] inf. n. حَفْدٌ and حَفَدَانٌ (S, A) and حُفُودٌ, (A,) He (a camel, S, A, and an ostrich, S) was quick, or went quickly; (S, A;) was continuous in his course or pace: and some say that ↓ احفد is syn. with حَفَدَ, meaning he went quickly: (S:) accord. to A'Obeyd, احفد, said of an ostrich, is syn. with حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفْدٌ: and it is said that حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفَدَانٌ, signifies he went a pace such as is termed خَبَبٌ, quicker than that of walking: (L:) or حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفْدٌ (TA) and حَفَدٌ and حَفَدَانٌ; and ↓ احفد, inf. n. إِحْفَادٌ; he went a pace less quick than that termed خَبَبٌ. (K, TA.) And حَفَدَ, (A, L, Msb, K,) aor. حَفِدَ , (L, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. حَفْدٌ (T, S, Mgh, Msb, K) and حَفَدَانٌ; (K;) and ↓ احفد, inf. n. إِحفَادٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ احتفد; (A, K;) (tropical:) He was quick (S, A, Msb) in an affair, and active, agile, or prompt, in performing it: (A:) or he was quick in service: (Mgh:) or he was active, agile, or prompt, in work; and quick: (K:) or he was he was active, agile, or prompt, in service and in work: (T:) or he was quick therein. (L.) Hence, (Mgh,) وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ, (S, Mgh, * L, Msb,) in a form of supplication, (S, L, Msb,) which is uttered standing, termed دُعَاءُ القُنُوتِ, means And we are quick in working for Thee and in serving Thee: (L:) or quick to obey Thee: (Msb:) or we work for Thee by obeying Thee: (Mgh:) [for] حَفَدَ, (A, L, Msb, K,) aor. حَفِدَ , (L,) inf. n. حَفْدٌ, (L, Msb,) also signifies (tropical:) He served (A, L, Msb, K) a person: (A:) [I have marked this, and the significations explained in the second sentence above, as tropical on the authority of the A: but] accord. to A 'Obeyd, the primary signification of this verb is he served and worked. (L.)

sing. of حُفَّادٌ (L) [and of أَحْفَادٌ, a pl. of pauc.,] and of حَفَدَةٌ, (S, A, L, Msb,) which last signifies (tropical:) Assistants, helpers, or auxiliaries; and any who work, or labour, in obedience to orders, and strive together in quickness; (Ibn-' Arafeh;) whatever serve thee and work for thee and assist thee; (El-Hasan;) assistants, helpers, or auxiliaries, and servants; (S, A, Mgh, Msb;) as also ↓ حَفَدٌ, which is likewise a pl. [or rather a quasi-pl. n.] of حَافِدٌ; (K, TA;) [and حُفَّادٌ:] and also, (A, Mgh, Msb, K,) hence, (A, Mgh, Msb,) as some say, (S,) a man's grandchildren; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) because they are like servants while young: (Msb:) or sons' children: (A:) or a son's children: (Mgh:) likewise pl. of حَافِدٌ: (S:) and ↓ حَفِيدٌ, which is said in the K to be syn. with حَفَدَةٌ as meaning “ grandchildren, ” is a sing., of which حَفَدَةٌ and حُفَدَاءُ [and إَحْفَادٌ] are pls., (TA,) and signifies a grandchild: (L, TA:) [it is vulgarly applied to a son's son; and سِبْطٌ, to a daughter's son:] or حَفَدَةٌ signifies a man's children: (CK:) or his daughters; (K;) by which, as some say, are meant those who serve their parents in the house: (TA:) or his children and grandchildren who serve him; accord. to Zirr and 'Ikrimeh; but this is contradicted by 'AbdAllah Ibn-Mes'ood and others: (L:) or such relations as are termed أَصْهَار: ('Abd-Allah Ibn-Mes'ood, L, K:) or such as are termed أَخْتَان: (Fr:) or one's wife's sons by her former husband. (Ed-Dahhák.)

A pace less quick than that termed خَبَبٌ (K.) [See 1.] -A2- See also حَافِدٌ.

: see حَافِدٌ.

A camel that goes quickly, with a continuous course or pace. (S.)

Origin, syn. أَصْلٌ, (S, K,) of a man; (S) or in a general sense; (L;) i. q. مَحْتِدٌ and مَحْكِدٌ and مَحْقِدٌ. (IAar.) And The base, or lower part, (أَصْل,) of a camel's hump: (IAar, Yaakoob, S, M, K:) or the hump itself. (TA.)

A man served, or waited on, by others; (S, A, K;) and obeyed: (A:) one whom his companions serve and honour, and whom they hasten to obey. (TA.)

A sword quick in cutting. (S, K.) مُحْتَفِدُ الوَقْعِ [meaning A sword quick in falling] occurs in a verse of El-Aashà describing a sword, accord. to one reading: but Az says that the right reading is محتفل, with ل. (L.)