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أَحْفَدَ see 1, in three places. -A2- احفدهُ He made him, or incited him, (namely, a camel, S, A,) to go quickly, (S, A, K,) with a continuous course or pace. (S.)

اـِحْتَفَدَ see 1.

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

حَفِيدٌ حفيد : see حَافِدٌ .

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

حَافِدٌ حافد 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 حُفَدَا=ءُ [and اـَحْفَادٌ ] 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.)

مَحْفِدٌ محفد Origin, syn. أَصْلٌ , (S, K,) of a man; (S) or in a general sense; (L;) i. q. مَحْتِدٌ and مَحْكِدٌ and مَحْقِدٌ . (IAar.) ― -b2- And The base, or lower part, ( أَصْل ,) of a camel's hump: (IAar, Yaakoob, S, M, K:) or the hump itself. (TA.)

مَحْفُودٌ محفود 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.)

مُحْتَفِدٌ محتفد 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.)