هدف

See also: ہدف and ه د ف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ه د ف (h-d-f)

Verb

هَدَفَ • (hadafa) I, non-past يَهْدُفُ‎ (yahdufu)

to approach, to draw near, to be near
to aim, to aim at

Conjugation

Conjugation of

هَدَفَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun هَدْف)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					هَدْف hadf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					هَادِف hādif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَهْدُوف mahdūf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَدَفْتُ hadaftu	هَدَفْتَ hadafta	هَدَفَ hadafa	هَدَفْتُمَا hadaftumā	هَدَفَا hadafā	هَدَفْنَا hadafnā	هَدَفْتُمْ hadaftum	هَدَفُوا hadafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	هَدَفْتُ hadaftu	هَدَفْتِ hadafti	هَدَفَتْ hadafat	هَدَفْتُمَا hadaftumā	هَدَفَتَا hadafatā	هَدَفْنَا hadafnā	هَدَفْتُنَّ hadaftunna	هَدَفْنَ hadafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْدُفُ ʔahdufu	تَهْدُفُ tahdufu	يَهْدُفُ yahdufu	تَهْدُفَانِ tahdufāni	يَهْدُفَانِ yahdufāni	نَهْدُفُ nahdufu	تَهْدُفُونَ tahdufūna	يَهْدُفُونَ yahdufūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَهْدُفُ ʔahdufu	تَهْدُفِينَ tahdufīna	تَهْدُفُ tahdufu	تَهْدُفَانِ tahdufāni	تَهْدُفَانِ tahdufāni	نَهْدُفُ nahdufu	تَهْدُفْنَ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ yahdufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْدُفَ ʔahdufa	تَهْدُفَ tahdufa	يَهْدُفَ yahdufa	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	يَهْدُفَا yahdufā	نَهْدُفَ nahdufa	تَهْدُفُوا tahdufū	يَهْدُفُوا yahdufū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَهْدُفَ ʔahdufa	تَهْدُفِي tahdufī	تَهْدُفَ tahdufa	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	نَهْدُفَ nahdufa	تَهْدُفْنَ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ yahdufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْدُفْ ʔahduf	تَهْدُفْ tahduf	يَهْدُفْ yahduf	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	يَهْدُفَا yahdufā	نَهْدُفْ nahduf	تَهْدُفُوا tahdufū	يَهْدُفُوا yahdufū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَهْدُفْ ʔahduf	تَهْدُفِي tahdufī	تَهْدُفْ tahduf	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	تَهْدُفَا tahdufā	نَهْدُفْ nahduf	تَهْدُفْنَ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ yahdufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُهْدُفْ uhduf		اُهْدُفَا uhdufā			اُهْدُفُوا uhdufū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُهْدُفِي uhdufī		اُهْدُفَا uhdufā			اُهْدُفْنَ uhdufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	هُدِفَ hudifa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُهْدَفُ yuhdafu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُهْدَفَ yuhdafa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُهْدَفْ yuhdaf	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Verb

هَدَّفَ • (haddafa) II, non-past يُهَدِّفُ‎ (yuhaddifu)

(intransitive, sports, soccer) to score a goal

Conjugation

Conjugation of

هَدَّفَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَهْدِيف tahdīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُهَدِّف muhaddif
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَدَّفْتُ haddaftu	هَدَّفْتَ haddafta	هَدَّفَ haddafa	هَدَّفْتُمَا haddaftumā	هَدَّفَا haddafā	هَدَّفْنَا haddafnā	هَدَّفْتُمْ haddaftum	هَدَّفُوا haddafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	هَدَّفْتُ haddaftu	هَدَّفْتِ haddafti	هَدَّفَتْ haddafat	هَدَّفْتُمَا haddaftumā	هَدَّفَتَا haddafatā	هَدَّفْنَا haddafnā	هَدَّفْتُنَّ haddaftunna	هَدَّفْنَ haddafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَدِّفُ ʔuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفُ tuhaddifu	يُهَدِّفُ yuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفَانِ tuhaddifāni	يُهَدِّفَانِ yuhaddifāni	نُهَدِّفُ nuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفُونَ tuhaddifūna	يُهَدِّفُونَ yuhaddifūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُهَدِّفُ ʔuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفِينَ tuhaddifīna	تُهَدِّفُ tuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفَانِ tuhaddifāni	تُهَدِّفَانِ tuhaddifāni	نُهَدِّفُ nuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفْنَ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ yuhaddifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَدِّفَ ʔuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفَ tuhaddifa	يُهَدِّفَ yuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	يُهَدِّفَا yuhaddifā	نُهَدِّفَ nuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفُوا tuhaddifū	يُهَدِّفُوا yuhaddifū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُهَدِّفَ ʔuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفِي tuhaddifī	تُهَدِّفَ tuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	نُهَدِّفَ nuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفْنَ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ yuhaddifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَدِّفْ ʔuhaddif	تُهَدِّفْ tuhaddif	يُهَدِّفْ yuhaddif	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	يُهَدِّفَا yuhaddifā	نُهَدِّفْ nuhaddif	تُهَدِّفُوا tuhaddifū	يُهَدِّفُوا yuhaddifū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُهَدِّفْ ʔuhaddif	تُهَدِّفِي tuhaddifī	تُهَدِّفْ tuhaddif	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	تُهَدِّفَا tuhaddifā	نُهَدِّفْ nuhaddif	تُهَدِّفْنَ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ yuhaddifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		هَدِّفْ haddif		هَدِّفَا haddifā			هَدِّفُوا haddifū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		هَدِّفِي haddifī		هَدِّفَا haddifā			هَدِّفْنَ haddifna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha.daf/
Audio (file)

Noun

هَدَف • (hadaf) m (plural أَهْدَاف (ʔahdāf))

target, object, aim, end
أَخْطَأَ ٱلْهَدَفَ ― ʔaḵṭaʔa l-hadafa ― to miss the mark
objective, purpose, design, intention
ذُو هَدَفٍ ― ḏū hadafin ― meaningful
goal
(sports) goal (“a point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal”)
حَامِي هَدَفٍ ― ḥāmī hadafin ― a goalkeeper

سُجِّلَ هَدَفٌ جَمِيلٌ. ― sujjila hadafun jamīlun. ― A nice goal was scored.

Declension

Declension of noun هَدَف (hadaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدَف hadaf	الْهَدَف al-hadaf	هَدَف hadaf
Nominative	هَدَفٌ hadafun	الْهَدَفُ al-hadafu	هَدَفُ hadafu
Accusative	هَدَفًا hadafan	الْهَدَفَ al-hadafa	هَدَفَ hadafa
Genitive	هَدَفٍ hadafin	الْهَدَفِ al-hadafi	هَدَفِ hadafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدَفَيْن hadafayn	الْهَدَفَيْن al-hadafayn	هَدَفَيْ hadafay
Nominative	هَدَفَانِ hadafāni	الْهَدَفَانِ al-hadafāni	هَدَفَا hadafā
Accusative	هَدَفَيْنِ hadafayni	الْهَدَفَيْنِ al-hadafayni	هَدَفَيْ hadafay
Genitive	هَدَفَيْنِ hadafayni	الْهَدَفَيْنِ al-hadafayni	هَدَفَيْ hadafay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْدَاف ʔahdāf	الْأَهْدَاف al-ʔahdāf	أَهْدَاف ʔahdāf
Nominative	أَهْدَافٌ ʔahdāfun	الْأَهْدَافُ al-ʔahdāfu	أَهْدَافُ ʔahdāfu
Accusative	أَهْدَافًا ʔahdāfan	الْأَهْدَافَ al-ʔahdāfa	أَهْدَافَ ʔahdāfa
Genitive	أَهْدَافٍ ʔahdāfin	الْأَهْدَافِ al-ʔahdāfi	أَهْدَافِ ʔahdāfi

Etymology 3

Noun

هَدْف • (hadf) m

verbal noun of هَدَفَ (hadafa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هَدْف (hadf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدْف hadf	الْهَدْف al-hadf	هَدْف hadf
Nominative	هَدْفٌ hadfun	الْهَدْفُ al-hadfu	هَدْفُ hadfu
Accusative	هَدْفًا hadfan	الْهَدْفَ al-hadfa	هَدْفَ hadfa
Genitive	هَدْفٍ hadfin	الْهَدْفِ al-hadfi	هَدْفِ hadfi

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “page–750”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill
Freytag, Georg (1837) “هدف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 376
Wehr, Hans (1979) “هدف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 1198–1199

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

հէտէֆ (hedef) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَف (hadaf, “target, aim, goal”).

Noun

هدف • (hedef) (plural اهداف (ehdaf))

target, a butt or mark to shoot at
Synonyms: آماج (amaç), غرض (ğaraz), نشان (nişan)
aim, goal, purpose, intention
Synonyms: آماج (amaç), غایه (gaye), مقصد (maksad), نیت (niyet)

Descendants

Turkish: hedef

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian (hadaf), from Arabic هَدَف (hadaf).

Pronunciation

(non-native) IPA^(key): /hadəf/
IPA^(key): /adəp/
IPA^(key): /hədəp/
IPA^(key): /hədəw/

Noun

هدف • (hëdëf) m

(rare, obsolete) goal

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَف (hadaf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	haḏaf
Dari reading^?	hadaf
Iranian reading^?	hadaf
Tajik reading^?	hadaf

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	هدف
Dari	هدف
Tajik	ҳадаф

هدف • (hadaf) (plural اهداف (ahdâf))

target
- early 11th century, Asjadī, Poetic fragment attributed to Asjadī:
  جان مرا غمت هدف حادثات کرد
  تا عشق سوی من نظر التفات کرد
  jān-i ma-rā ğam-at hadaf-i hādisāt kard
  tā išq sōy-i man nazar-i iltifāt kard
  Love-grief for you has made my soul the target of calamities,
  Until love casts a look of affection towards my side.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)
objective, goal

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ه د ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic هَدَفَ (hadafa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha.daf/,
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

هدف • (hadaf) I (present بهدف (bihdif))

to aim, to aspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of هدف (hadaf)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	هدفت (hadaft)	هدفت (hadaft)	هدف (hadaf)	هدفنا (hadafna)	هدفتو (hadaftu)	هدفو (hadafu)
past	f	هدفت (hadaft)	هدفتي (hadafti)	هدفت (hadfat)	هدفنا (hadafna)	هدفتو (hadaftu)	هدفو (hadafu)
present	m	بهدف (bahdif)	بتهدف (btihdif)	بهدف (bihdif)	منهدف (mnihdif)	بتهدفو (btihdifu)	بهدفو (bihdifu)
present	f	بهدف (bahdif)	بتهدفي (btihdifi)	بتهدف (btihdif)	منهدف (mnihdif)	بتهدفو (btihdifu)	بهدفو (bihdifu)
subjunctive	m	أهدف (ʔahdif)	تهدف (tihdif)	يهدف (yihdif)	نهدف (nihdif)	تهدفو (tihdifu)	يهدفو (yihdifu)
subjunctive	f	أهدف (ʔahdif)	تهدفي (tihdifi)	تهدف (tihdif)	نهدف (nihdif)	تهدفو (tihdifu)	يهدفو (yihdifu)
imperative	m		اهدف (ihdif)			اهدفو (ihdifu)
imperative	f		اهدفي (ihdifi)			اهدفو (ihdifu)

هدف

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

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