حافلة
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حافلة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ف ل (ḥ f l) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
Tool noun formed from active participle of حَفَلَ (ḥafala, “to gather”), as حَافِل (ḥāfil, “gatherer (person)”) + ـَة (-a).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَافِلَة • (ḥāfila) f (plural حَافِلَات (ḥāfilāt) or حَوَافِل (ḥawāfil))
- (automotive) bus; streetcar
- مِنَ الْأَرْخَصِ الذَّهَابِ بِالْحَافِلَةِ.
- mina l-ʔarḵaṣi ḏ-ḏahābi bi-l-ḥāfilati.
- It is cheaper to go by bus.
Declension
Declension of noun حَافِلَة (ḥāfila)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَافِلَة ḥāfila |
الْحَافِلَة al-ḥāfila |
حَافِلَة ḥāfilat |
| Nominative | حَافِلَةٌ ḥāfilatun |
الْحَافِلَةُ al-ḥāfilatu |
حَافِلَةُ ḥāfilatu |
| Accusative | حَافِلَةً ḥāfilatan |
الْحَافِلَةَ al-ḥāfilata |
حَافِلَةَ ḥāfilata |
| Genitive | حَافِلَةٍ ḥāfilatin |
الْحَافِلَةِ al-ḥāfilati |
حَافِلَةِ ḥāfilati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حَافِلَتَيْن ḥāfilatayn |
الْحَافِلَتَيْن al-ḥāfilatayn |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| Nominative | حَافِلَتَانِ ḥāfilatāni |
الْحَافِلَتَانِ al-ḥāfilatāni |
حَافِلَتَا ḥāfilatā |
| Accusative | حَافِلَتَيْنِ ḥāfilatayni |
الْحَافِلَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfilatayni |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| Genitive | حَافِلَتَيْنِ ḥāfilatayni |
الْحَافِلَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfilatayni |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَافِلَات; حَوَافِل ḥāfilāt; ḥawāfil |
الْحَافِلَات; الْحَوَافِل al-ḥāfilāt; al-ḥawāfil |
حَافِلَات; حَوَافِل ḥāfilāt; ḥawāfil |
| Nominative | حَافِلَاتٌ; حَوَافِلُ ḥāfilātun; ḥawāfilu |
الْحَافِلَاتُ; الْحَوَافِلُ al-ḥāfilātu; al-ḥawāfilu |
حَافِلَاتُ; حَوَافِلُ ḥāfilātu; ḥawāfilu |
| Accusative | حَافِلَاتٍ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilātin; ḥawāfila |
الْحَافِلَاتِ; الْحَوَافِلَ al-ḥāfilāti; al-ḥawāfila |
حَافِلَاتِ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilāti; ḥawāfila |
| Genitive | حَافِلَاتٍ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilātin; ḥawāfila |
الْحَافِلَاتِ; الْحَوَافِلِ al-ḥāfilāti; al-ḥawāfili |
حَافِلَاتِ; حَوَافِلِ ḥāfilāti; ḥawāfili |
Synonyms
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN