حفر

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Arabic

Root
ح ف ر (ḥ f r)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חָפַר (ḥɔp̄ar, “to dig, search for”).

Pronunciation

Verb

حَفَرَ • (ḥafara) I (non-past يَحْفِرُ (yaḥfiru), verbal noun حَفْر (ḥafr))

  1. to dig, dig out, hollow
  2. to dig or clean a well
  3. to investigate
  4. to lie with
  5. to emaciate by milking frequently
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حَفَرَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun حَفْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		حَفْر
ḥafr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		حَافِر
ḥāfir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَحْفُور
maḥfūr
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m حَفَرْتُ
ḥafartu 		حَفَرْتَ
ḥafarta 		حَفَرَ
ḥafara 		حَفَرْتُمَا
ḥafartumā 		حَفَرَا
ḥafarā 		حَفَرْنَا
ḥafarnā 		حَفَرْتُمْ
ḥafartum 		حَفَرُوا
ḥafarū
f حَفَرْتِ
ḥafarti 		حَفَرَتْ
ḥafarat 		حَفَرَتَا
ḥafaratā 		حَفَرْتُنَّ
ḥafartunna 		حَفَرْنَ
ḥafarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَحْفِرُ
ʔaḥfiru 		تَحْفِرُ
taḥfiru 		يَحْفِرُ
yaḥfiru 		تَحْفِرَانِ
taḥfirāni 		يَحْفِرَانِ
yaḥfirāni 		نَحْفِرُ
naḥfiru 		تَحْفِرُونَ
taḥfirūna 		يَحْفِرُونَ
yaḥfirūna
f تَحْفِرِينَ
taḥfirīna 		تَحْفِرُ
taḥfiru 		تَحْفِرَانِ
taḥfirāni 		تَحْفِرْنَ
taḥfirna 		يَحْفِرْنَ
yaḥfirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَحْفِرَ
ʔaḥfira 		تَحْفِرَ
taḥfira 		يَحْفِرَ
yaḥfira 		تَحْفِرَا
taḥfirā 		يَحْفِرَا
yaḥfirā 		نَحْفِرَ
naḥfira 		تَحْفِرُوا
taḥfirū 		يَحْفِرُوا
yaḥfirū
f تَحْفِرِي
taḥfirī 		تَحْفِرَ
taḥfira 		تَحْفِرَا
taḥfirā 		تَحْفِرْنَ
taḥfirna 		يَحْفِرْنَ
yaḥfirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَحْفِرْ
ʔaḥfir 		تَحْفِرْ
taḥfir 		يَحْفِرْ
yaḥfir 		تَحْفِرَا
taḥfirā 		يَحْفِرَا
yaḥfirā 		نَحْفِرْ
naḥfir 		تَحْفِرُوا
taḥfirū 		يَحْفِرُوا
yaḥfirū
f تَحْفِرِي
taḥfirī 		تَحْفِرْ
taḥfir 		تَحْفِرَا
taḥfirā 		تَحْفِرْنَ
taḥfirna 		يَحْفِرْنَ
yaḥfirna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اِحْفِرْ
iḥfir 		اِحْفِرَا
iḥfirā 		اِحْفِرُوا
iḥfirū
f اِحْفِرِي
iḥfirī 		اِحْفِرْنَ
iḥfirna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m حُفِرْتُ
ḥufirtu 		حُفِرْتَ
ḥufirta 		حُفِرَ
ḥufira 		حُفِرْتُمَا
ḥufirtumā 		حُفِرَا
ḥufirā 		حُفِرْنَا
ḥufirnā 		حُفِرْتُمْ
ḥufirtum 		حُفِرُوا
ḥufirū
f حُفِرْتِ
ḥufirti 		حُفِرَتْ
ḥufirat 		حُفِرَتَا
ḥufiratā 		حُفِرْتُنَّ
ḥufirtunna 		حُفِرْنَ
ḥufirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُحْفَرُ
ʔuḥfaru 		تُحْفَرُ
tuḥfaru 		يُحْفَرُ
yuḥfaru 		تُحْفَرَانِ
tuḥfarāni 		يُحْفَرَانِ
yuḥfarāni 		نُحْفَرُ
nuḥfaru 		تُحْفَرُونَ
tuḥfarūna 		يُحْفَرُونَ
yuḥfarūna
f تُحْفَرِينَ
tuḥfarīna 		تُحْفَرُ
tuḥfaru 		تُحْفَرَانِ
tuḥfarāni 		تُحْفَرْنَ
tuḥfarna 		يُحْفَرْنَ
yuḥfarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُحْفَرَ
ʔuḥfara 		تُحْفَرَ
tuḥfara 		يُحْفَرَ
yuḥfara 		تُحْفَرَا
tuḥfarā 		يُحْفَرَا
yuḥfarā 		نُحْفَرَ
nuḥfara 		تُحْفَرُوا
tuḥfarū 		يُحْفَرُوا
yuḥfarū
f تُحْفَرِي
tuḥfarī 		تُحْفَرَ
tuḥfara 		تُحْفَرَا
tuḥfarā 		تُحْفَرْنَ
tuḥfarna 		يُحْفَرْنَ
yuḥfarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُحْفَرْ
ʔuḥfar 		تُحْفَرْ
tuḥfar 		يُحْفَرْ
yuḥfar 		تُحْفَرَا
tuḥfarā 		يُحْفَرَا
yuḥfarā 		نُحْفَرْ
nuḥfar 		تُحْفَرُوا
tuḥfarū 		يُحْفَرُوا
yuḥfarū
f تُحْفَرِي
tuḥfarī 		تُحْفَرْ
tuḥfar 		تُحْفَرَا
tuḥfarā 		تُحْفَرْنَ
tuḥfarna 		يُحْفَرْنَ
yuḥfarna

References

Etymology 2

Root
ح ف ر (ḥ f r)
6 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

Noun

حَفْر • (ḥafr) m

  1. verbal noun of حَفَرَ (ḥafara) (form I)
  2. digging, hollowing
Declension
Declension of noun حَفْر (ḥafr)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَفْر
ḥafr 		الْحَفْر
al-ḥafr 		حَفْر
ḥafr
Nominative حَفْرٌ
ḥafrun 		الْحَفْرُ
al-ḥafru 		حَفْرُ
ḥafru
Accusative حَفْرًا
ḥafran 		الْحَفْرَ
al-ḥafra 		حَفْرَ
ḥafra
Genitive حَفْرٍ
ḥafrin 		الْحَفْرِ
al-ḥafri 		حَفْرِ
ḥafri

See also

References

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَفَر • (ḥafar) m or f

  1. (indeclinable) sleeveless

Noun

حَفَر • (ḥafar) m (plural حَفَرات (ḥafarāt))

  1. sleeveless shirt

Etymology 2

Root
ح ف ر
1 term

From Classical Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-.

Pronunciation

Verb

حِفَر • (ḥifar) (imperfective يَحْفِر (yaḥfir) or يِحْفِر (yiḥfir))

  1. to dig

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَفْر (ḥafr).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hafr
Dari reading? hafr
Iranian reading? hafr
Tajik reading? hafr

Noun

حفر • (hafr)

  1. dig, excavation
    Synonym: حفاری (haffâri)
    حفر تونل‌ها ― hafr-e tunel-hâ ― the digging of tunnels

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