حفر

حَفِيرٌ حفير is of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ [meaning Dug, excavated, hollowed out, or cleared out, in the ground ]. (TA.) [Hence,] رَكِيَّةٌ حَفِيرَةٌ A newly-dug well; as also ↓ حَفَرٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- See also this last word. ― -b3- Also, (IAar, S, A, K,) and ↓ حَفِيرَةٌ and ↓ حَفْرٌ, (A,) [or ↓ حَفَرٌ, q. v., and ↓ حُفْرَةٌ, as is shown by an explanation of its pl. (حُفَرٌ) in the Ham p. 562,] A grave. (IAar, S, A, K.)