حفر

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r)

Etymology 1[edit]

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

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Verb[edit]

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
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

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Noun[edit]

حَفْر (ḥafrm

  1. verbal noun of حَفَرَ (ḥafara) (form I)
  2. digging, hollowing
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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Adjective[edit]

حَفَر (ḥafarm or f

  1. (indeclinable) sleeveless

Noun[edit]

حَفَر (ḥafarm (plural حَفَرات (ḥafarāt))

  1. sleeveless shirt

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ح ف ر
1 term

From Classical Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-.

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Verb[edit]

حِفَر (ḥifar) (imperfective يَحْفِر (yaḥfir) or يِحْفِر (yiḥfir))

  1. to dig

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَفْر (ḥafr).

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Readings
Classical reading? hafr
Dari reading? hafr
Iranian reading? hafr
Tajik reading? hafr

Noun[edit]

حفر (hafr)

  1. dig, excavation
    Synonym: حفاری (haffâri)
    حفر تونل‌هاhafr-e tunel-hâthe digging of tunnels