حفرة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

حُفْرَة (ḥufraf (plural حُفَر (ḥufar) or حُفُرَات (ḥufurāt) or حُفْرَات (ḥufrāt))

  1. 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)
  2. pit, ditch
  3. hollow, cavity

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Descendants[edit]

  • Maltese: ħofra
  • Portuguese: alfobre

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