خفاش

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Arabic

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Etymology

From خَفِشَ (ḵafiša, to be day-blind, to have poor eyesight).

Noun

خُفَّاش (ḵuffāšm (plural خَفَافِيش (ḵafāfīš))

  1. bat (winged animal)

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš)
  • Persian: خفاش (xoffâš)
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ݂ܸܫܹܝܦ̮ܹܐ (ḵiššēfē)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ ف ش
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš).

Pronunciation

Noun

خفاش (ḵuffāšm (plural خفافيش (ḵafāfīš))

  1. bat (winged animal)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš).

Pronunciation

Noun

خفاش (ḵuffāšm (plural خفافش (ḵfāfiš))

  1. bat (winged animal)
    Synonyms: طير الليل (ṭīr el-līl, ṭayr el-layl), سحت الليل (saḥt el-līl, saḥt el-layl)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš).

Noun

خفاش (huffaş) (plural خفافيش)

  1. bat (mammal)
    Synonym: یراسه (yarasa)

References

Persian

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یک خفاش
A bat

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš).

Pronunciation

Noun

خفاش (xoffâš) (plural خفاشان (xoffâšân) or خفاش‌ها (xoffâš-hâ))

  1. bat (small, winged animal)
    Synonyms: شب‌کور (šab-kur), شَب‌پَره (šab-pare)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaf.faːʃ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

خفّاش (ḵaffāšm (plural خفافيش (ḵafāfīš))

  1. bat (winged animal)