حفر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r). The verb from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-, the noun from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

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

References

Noun

حَفْر (ḥafr) m

  1. verbal noun of حَفَرَ (ḥafara) (form I)
  2. digging, hollowing

Declension

See also

  1. خَرَتَ (ḵarata, to pierce, perforate)

References

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