Arabic edit

 
حافلة
Root
ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l)

Etymology edit

Tool noun formed from active participle of حَفَلَ (ḥafala, to gather), as حَافِل (ḥāfil, gatherer (person)) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

حَافِلَة (ḥāfilaf (plural حَافِلَات (ḥāfilāt) or حَوَافِل (ḥawāfil))

  1. (automotive) bus; streetcar
    مِنَ الْأَرْخَصِ الذَّهَابِ بِالْحَافِلَةِ.
    mina l-ʔarḵaṣi ḏ-ḏahābi bi-l-ḥāfilati.
    It is cheaper to go by bus.

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References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN