ضفر

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Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ف ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَفَّرَ (ḍaffara).

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَفَّر (ḍaffar) II (non-past يِضَفِّر (yiḍaffir))

  1. to braid; to arrange (hair) in braids.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضفر (ḍaffar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضفرت (ḍaffart) ضفرت (ḍaffart) ضفر (ḍaffar) ضفرنا (ḍaffarna) ضفرتوا (ḍaffartu) ضفروا (ḍaffaru)
f ضفرتي (ḍaffarti) ضفرت (ḍaffarat)
non-past m أضفر (ʔaḍaffir) تضفر (tiḍaffir) يضفر (yiḍaffir) نضفر (niḍaffir) تضفروا (tiḍaffiru) يضفروا (yiḍaffiru)
f تضفري (tiḍaffiri) تضفر (tiḍaffir)
imperative m ضفر (ḍaffir) ضفروا (ḍaffiru)
f ضفري (ḍaffiri)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ضفر (ḍfur, ḍfarm (plural ضفار (ḍfār) or ضفران (ḍufrān))

  1. nail (of finger or toe)
    ضفراني كيضروني بالزاف حيت لعبت الكورة البارح بكوداسة مدرحة.
    ḍufrāni kayḍurrūni bizzāf ḥīt lʕabt el-kūra l-bāreḥ b-kūdāsa mdarrḥa.
    My toenails hurt a lot because I played football last night with fake football boots.
    ما تاكليش ضفرك، كبرتي على داك الشي.
    ma tāklīši ḍuferki, kburti ʕla dāk eš-ši.
    Don't bite your nail, you are too old for that.