حفر

Arabic

Root
ح ف ر‎ (ḥ-f-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חָפַר‎ (ḥɔp̄ar, “to dig, search for”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.fa.ra/

Verb

حَفَرَ • (ḥafara) I, non-past يَحْفِرُ‎‎ (yaḥfiru)

  1. to dig, dig out, hollow
  2. to dig or clean a well
  3. to investigate
  4. to lie with
  5. to emaciate by milking frequently
Conjugation

References

Etymology 2

From the root ح ف ر‎ (ḥ-f-r), from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħafr/

Noun

حَفْر • (ḥafr) m

  1. verbal noun of حَفَرَ (ḥafara) (form I)
  2. digging, hollowing
Declension

See also

References

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَفَر • (ḥafar) m or f

  1. (indeclinable) sleeveless

Noun

حَفَر • (ḥafar) m (plural حَفَرات‎ (ḥafarāt))

  1. sleeveless shirt

Etymology 2

From Classical Arabic حَفَرَ‎ (ḥafara), from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-.

Pronunciation

Verb

حِفَر • (ḥifar) (imperfective يَحْفِر‎ (yaḥfir) or يِحْفِر‎ (yiḥfir))

  1. to dig
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