حفرة
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
حُفْرَة • (ḥufra) f (plural حُفَر (ḥufar) or حُفُرَات (ḥufurāt) or حُفْرَات (ḥufrāt))
- hole
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:103:
- وَكُنْتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ فَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْهَا
- wa-kuntum ʕalā šafā ḥufratin mina n-nāri fa-ʔanqaḏakum minhā
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- pit, ditch
- hollow, cavity
Declension edit
Declension of noun حُفْرَة (ḥufra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حُفْرَة ḥufra |
الْحُفْرَة al-ḥufra |
حُفْرَة ḥufrat |
| Nominative | حُفْرَةٌ ḥufratun |
الْحُفْرَةُ al-ḥufratu |
حُفْرَةُ ḥufratu |
| Accusative | حُفْرَةً ḥufratan |
الْحُفْرَةَ al-ḥufrata |
حُفْرَةَ ḥufrata |
| Genitive | حُفْرَةٍ ḥufratin |
الْحُفْرَةِ al-ḥufrati |
حُفْرَةِ ḥufrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حُفْرَتَيْن ḥufratayn |
الْحُفْرَتَيْن al-ḥufratayn |
حُفْرَتَيْ ḥufratay |
| Nominative | حُفْرَتَانِ ḥufratāni |
الْحُفْرَتَانِ al-ḥufratāni |
حُفْرَتَا ḥufratā |
| Accusative | حُفْرَتَيْنِ ḥufratayni |
الْحُفْرَتَيْنِ al-ḥufratayni |
حُفْرَتَيْ ḥufratay |
| Genitive | حُفْرَتَيْنِ ḥufratayni |
الْحُفْرَتَيْنِ al-ḥufratayni |
حُفْرَتَيْ ḥufratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حُفَر; حُفُرَات; حُفْرَات ḥufar; ḥufurāt; ḥufrāt |
الْحُفَر; الْحُفُرَات; الْحُفْرَات al-ḥufar; al-ḥufurāt; al-ḥufrāt |
حُفَر; حُفُرَات; حُفْرَات ḥufar; ḥufurāt; ḥufrāt |
| Nominative | حُفَرٌ; حُفُرَاتٌ; حُفْرَاتٌ ḥufarun; ḥufurātun; ḥufrātun |
الْحُفَرُ; الْحُفُرَاتُ; الْحُفْرَاتُ al-ḥufaru; al-ḥufurātu; al-ḥufrātu |
حُفَرُ; حُفُرَاتُ; حُفْرَاتُ ḥufaru; ḥufurātu; ḥufrātu |
| Accusative | حُفَرًا; حُفُرَاتٍ; حُفْرَاتٍ ḥufaran; ḥufurātin; ḥufrātin |
الْحُفَرَ; الْحُفُرَاتِ; الْحُفْرَاتِ al-ḥufara; al-ḥufurāti; al-ḥufrāti |
حُفَرَ; حُفُرَاتِ; حُفْرَاتِ ḥufara; ḥufurāti; ḥufrāti |
| Genitive | حُفَرٍ; حُفُرَاتٍ; حُفْرَاتٍ ḥufarin; ḥufurātin; ḥufrātin |
الْحُفَرِ; الْحُفُرَاتِ; الْحُفْرَاتِ al-ḥufari; al-ḥufurāti; al-ḥufrāti |
حُفَرِ; حُفُرَاتِ; حُفْرَاتِ ḥufari; ḥufurāti; ḥufrāti |
Derived terms edit
- مَنْ حَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِأَخِيهِ وَقَعَ فِيهَا (man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔ-aḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā, “set harm, get harm; he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself”, proverb, literally “whoever digs a hole for his brother will fall into it”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN