حفر

Arabic
Root
ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.fa.ra/

Verb

حَفَرَ • (ḥafara) I, non-past يَحْفِرُ‎ (yaḥfiru)

  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
(form-I sound, verbal noun حَفْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
ḥafr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
ḥāfir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
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
ḥafartu
ḥafarta
ḥafara
حَفَرْتُمَا

ḥafartumā
حَفَرَا

ḥafarā
ḥafarnā
ḥafartum
ḥafarū
f
ḥafarti
ḥafarat
حَفَرَتَا

ḥafaratā
ḥafartunna
ḥafarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʔaḥfiru
taḥfiru
yaḥfiru
تَحْفِرَانِ

taḥfirāni
يَحْفِرَانِ

yaḥfirāni
naḥfiru
taḥfirūna
yaḥfirūna
f
taḥfirīna
taḥfiru
تَحْفِرَانِ

taḥfirāni
taḥfirna
yaḥfirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʔaḥfira
taḥfira
yaḥfira
تَحْفِرَا

taḥfirā
يَحْفِرَا

yaḥfirā
naḥfira
taḥfirū
yaḥfirū
f
taḥfirī
taḥfira
تَحْفِرَا

taḥfirā
taḥfirna
yaḥfirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʔaḥfir
taḥfir
yaḥfir
تَحْفِرَا

taḥfirā
يَحْفِرَا

yaḥfirā
naḥfir
taḥfirū
yaḥfirū
f
taḥfirī
taḥfir
تَحْفِرَا

taḥfirā
taḥfirna
yaḥfirna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
iḥfir
اِحْفِرَا

iḥfirā
iḥfirū
f
iḥfirī
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
ḥufirtu
ḥufirta
ḥufira
حُفِرْتُمَا

ḥufirtumā
حُفِرَا

ḥufirā
ḥufirnā
ḥufirtum
ḥufirū
f
ḥufirti
ḥufirat
حُفِرَتَا

ḥufiratā
ḥufirtunna
ḥufirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʔuḥfaru
tuḥfaru
yuḥfaru
تُحْفَرَانِ

tuḥfarāni
يُحْفَرَانِ

yuḥfarāni
nuḥfaru
tuḥfarūna
yuḥfarūna
f
tuḥfarīna
tuḥfaru
تُحْفَرَانِ

tuḥfarāni
tuḥfarna
yuḥfarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʔuḥfara
tuḥfara
yuḥfara
تُحْفَرَا

tuḥfarā
يُحْفَرَا

yuḥfarā
nuḥfara
tuḥfarū
yuḥfarū
f
tuḥfarī
tuḥfara
تُحْفَرَا

tuḥfarā
tuḥfarna
yuḥfarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʔuḥfar
tuḥfar
yuḥfar
تُحْفَرَا

tuḥfarā
يُحْفَرَا

yuḥfarā
nuḥfar
tuḥfarū
yuḥfarū
f
tuḥfarī
tuḥfar
تُحْفَرَا

tuḥfarā
tuḥfarna
yuḥfarna

References

Etymology 2
Root
ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħafr/

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

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Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ħəfər/

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
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ħɪfər/

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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