خفر

Arabic

Root
خ ف ر‎ (ḵ-f-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפַר‎ (ḥɔp̄ar, “to survey, to spy out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.fa.ra/

Verb

خَفَرَ • (ḵafara) I, non-past يَخْفِرُ‎‎ (yaḵfiru)

  1. to watch, to guard, to protect
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
خ ف ر‎ (ḵ-f-r)

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפֵר‎ (ḥɔp̄er, “to be ashamed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.fi.ra/

Verb

خَفِرَ • (ḵafira) I, non-past يَخْفَرُ‎‎ (yaḵfaru)

  1. to be shy
Usage notes

For most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used.

Conjugation

References

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