حاف

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ف ي (ḥ f y)
3 terms

Derived from the active participle of حَفِيَ (ḥafiya, to go barefoot).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَافٍ (ḥāfin) (construct state حَافِي (ḥāfī), masculine plural حَافُونَ (ḥāfūna) or حُفَاة (ḥufāh), feminine plural حَافِيَات (ḥāfiyāt) or حَوَافٍ (ḥawāfin))

  1. barefoot
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ح ي ف (ḥ y f)
2 terms

Verb

حَافَ (ḥāfa) I (non-past يَحِيفُ (yaḥīfu), verbal noun حَيْف (ḥayf))

  1. to wrong, to deal unjustly with
  2. to restrict, to limit
  3. to encroach
Conjugation