وافر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of وَفَرَ‎ (wafara, “to be abundant”) and وَفُرَ‎ (wafura, “(same)”), from the root و ف ر‎ (w-f-r).

Adjective

وَافِر • (wāfir) (feminine وَافِرَة‎ (wāfira), elative أَوْفَر‎ (ʔawfar))

  1. abundant
  2. profuse
  3. abounding in (+ genitive)

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “وفر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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