deriv►lā ḥaflᵃ bih, quasi-adj., indifferent, of no consequence.►ḥaffala, vb. II, to adorn, decorate, ornament (s.th. bi‑ with): D-stem, caus., prob. based on ²ḥafala, thus originally *ʻto make replete with s.th.’ But cf. also ↗s.v.
►BP#3861ĭḥtafala, vb. VIII, 1 to gather, rally, throng together; 2 to celebrate (bi‑ s.th.\s.o.); 3a to concern o.s. (bi‑ or li‑ with), attend, pay attention, give one’s mind (bi‑ or li‑ to s.th.); b to honour, welcome, receive kindly (bi‑ s.o.): Gt-stem, self-ref.; 1 from ¹ˈ²ḥafala; 2 a specialisation from the latter, or denom. from ḥaflaẗ ; 3 from ³ḥafala.
►BP#1303ḥafl, n., 1a gathering, meeting, assembling; b assembly, congregation, throng, crowd; 2 performance, show, public event; 3a celebration; b feast, festival: vn. I, from ¹ˈ²ḥafala.
►BP#1732ḥaflaẗ, pl. ‑āt, n.f., 1 assembly, gathering, meeting, congregation; 2 (social or public) event; a party; b show, performance (theater, cinema); c concert; d festivity, ceremony, festival, festive event, celebration: singulative of ḥafl | ḥaflaẗ al-taʔbīn, n.f., commemoration, commemorative ceremony for a deceased person; al-ḥaflaẗ al-ʔūlà, n.f., premiere; ḥaflaẗ ḥāfilaẗ, n.f., numerous assembly; ḥaflaẗ ḫayriyyaẗ, n.f., charity performance, charity event; ḥaflaẗ al-dafn, n.f., funeral ceremony, obsequies; ḥaflaẗ dīniyyaẗ, n.f., religious ceremony, Divine Service; ḥaflaẗ sāhiraẗ and ḥaflaẗ samar, n.f., evening party, soirée; ḥaflaẗ sīnamāʔiyyaẗ, n.f., motion-picture show; ḥaflaẗ al-šāy, n.f., tea party; ḥaflaẗ al-ʕurs, n.f., wedding; ḥaflaẗ al-ĭstiqbāl, n.f., (public) reception; ḥaflaẗ mūsīqiyyaẗ, n.f., concert.
►BP#4267maḥfil, pl. maḥāfilᵘ, n., 1 assembly, congregation, meeting, gathering; 2 party; 3 body, collective whole; 4 circle, quarter: n.loc., based on ¹ḥafala. | maḥfil māsūnī, n., Masonic lodge; al-maḥāfil al-rasmiyyaẗ\al-siyāsiyyaẗ, nonhum.pl., the official (political) circles or quarters.
►BP#1556ĭḥtifāl, pl. -āt, n., celebration, ceremony, festival, festivities: vn. VIII.
►ḥāfil, pl. ḥuffal, ḥawāfilᵘ, adj., 1 full (bi‑ of), filled, replete (bi‑ with); 2 abundant, copious, lavish; 3 much frequented, well attended (by visitors, participants, etc.), numerous (of attendance); 4 solemn, ceremonial, festive: PA I.
►BP#3417ḥāfilaẗ, pl. ‑āt, ḥawāfilᵘ, n.f., autobus: neolog., PA I.f., cf. s.v.
►muḥtafil: al-muḥtafilūn, pl., the participants in a festive event, the celebrators: PA VIII.
►muḥtafal, n., assembly place, gathering place; party; muḥtafal bih, adj., celebrated: PP VIII.For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗ḥafīl and, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√ḤFL.