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حِفْوَةٌ حف حفوه حفوة حفي (S, K) and ↓ حُفْوَةٌ (K) and ↓ حِفْيَةٌ and ↓ حِفَايَةٌ , (S, K,) all simple substs., (K,) [but all except the second mentioned in one place in the TA as inf. ns.,] and ↓ حِفَآؤٌ , (S, Msb,) a simple subst., differing from the inf. n., which is حَفَآءٌ, (Msb,) The state of being barefoot, without sandal and without boot: (S, Msb:) or the state of having the foot, or hoof, attenuated [in the sole, or chafed, abraded, or worn, by much walking or treading or travel]: (K:) [but it seems that this is a mistake, and that] the word denoting the latter meaning is ↓ حَفًا [an inf. n.: see 1]. (ISk, Zj, S, Mgh, Msb.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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