زحف

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ز ح ف (z ḥ f)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

زَحَفَ (zaḥafa) I (non-past يَزْحَفُ (yazḥafu), verbal noun زَحْف (zaḥf))

  1. to creep, to crawl, to grovel
  2. (military) to advance, to march forward, to “encroach
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

زَحْف (zaḥfm (plural زُحُوف (zuḥūf))

  1. verbal noun of زَحَفَ (zaḥafa) (form I)
    1. creepage, crawling, groveling
    2. advancement, march forward, encroachment
  2. (military) infantry unit
Declension