هفوة

Arabic

Root
ه ف و (h-f-w)

Etymology

Instance noun from هَفَا (hafā, “to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haf.wa/

Noun

هَفْوَة • (hafwa) f (plural هَفَوَات (hafawāt))

1. an oversight, a slip, a slight mistake, a goof

   Synonyms: سَقْطَة (saqṭa), زَلَّة (zalla), غَلْطَة (ḡalṭa)

Declension

Declension of noun هَفْوَة (hafwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفْوَة hafwa	الْهَفْوَة al-hafwa	هَفْوَة hafwat
Nominative	هَفْوَةٌ hafwatun	الْهَفْوَةُ al-hafwatu	هَفْوَةُ hafwatu
Accusative	هَفْوَةً hafwatan	الْهَفْوَةَ al-hafwata	هَفْوَةَ hafwata
Genitive	هَفْوَةٍ hafwatin	الْهَفْوَةِ al-hafwati	هَفْوَةِ hafwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفْوَتَيْن hafwatayn	الْهَفْوَتَيْن al-hafwatayn	هَفْوَتَيْ hafwatay
Nominative	هَفْوَتَانِ hafwatāni	الْهَفْوَتَانِ al-hafwatāni	هَفْوَتَا hafwatā
Accusative	هَفْوَتَيْنِ hafwatayni	الْهَفْوَتَيْنِ al-hafwatayni	هَفْوَتَيْ hafwatay
Genitive	هَفْوَتَيْنِ hafwatayni	الْهَفْوَتَيْنِ al-hafwatayni	هَفْوَتَيْ hafwatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفَوَات hafawāt	الْهَفَوَات al-hafawāt	هَفَوَات hafawāt
Nominative	هَفَوَاتٌ hafawātun	الْهَفَوَاتُ al-hafawātu	هَفَوَاتُ hafawātu
Accusative	هَفَوَاتٍ hafawātin	الْهَفَوَاتِ al-hafawāti	هَفَوَاتِ hafawāti
Genitive	هَفَوَاتٍ hafawātin	الْهَفَوَاتِ al-hafawāti	هَفَوَاتِ hafawāti

Descendants

• Urdu: ہَفْوَۃ (hafva)