خفر

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Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ف ر (ḵ-f-r)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפַר (ḥɔp̄ar, to survey, to spy out).

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Verb[edit]

خَفَرَ (ḵafara) I, non-past يَخْفِرُ‎ (yaḵfiru)

  1. to watch, to guard, to protect
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
خ ف ر (ḵ-f-r)

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפֵר (ḥɔp̄er, to be ashamed).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

خَفِرَ (ḵafira) I, non-past يَخْفَرُ‎ (yaḵfaru)

  1. to be shy
Usage notes[edit]

For most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used.

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