حفر

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root حفر (ḥafara) primarily relates to the physical act of digging or excavating. This extends to metaphorical meanings like investigating, uncovering, or even sexual intercourse. It also encompasses concepts of weakness, decay, and specific geological or biological features.

Derived headwords

حَفَرَverb

1.
to dig, excavateboth
To make a hole or cavity in the ground or another surface, typically with a tool.
2.
to penetrate (river)classical
Used metaphorically to describe the penetration of a riverbed.
3.
to have intercourseclassical
A metaphorical use, comparing sexual intercourse to digging.
4.
to weaken, make emaciatedclassical
To cause something or someone to become weak or emaciated.
5.
to investigate, find outclassical
Metaphorically, to investigate someone's affairs or uncover the truth.
6.
to fall out (milk teeth)both
Used for the shedding of milk teeth.

حَفْرnoun

1.
digging, excavationboth
The act or process of digging or excavating.
2.
emaciationclassical
A state of being weak or emaciated.
3.
decay (teeth)both
Decay or erosion at the roots of teeth.
4.
soil removedboth
The earth or soil that has been removed from a hole or excavation.
5.
place dugboth
The location where something has been dug.

حُفْرَةnoun

1.
hole, pitboth
A cavity or depression in the ground or another surface; a pit.
2.
graveclassical
A place dug for burial; a grave.

مِحْفَارnoun

1.
digging toolboth
A tool used for digging or excavating.

مِحْفَرnoun

1.
spade, shovelboth
A tool for digging, such as a spade or shovel.

مِفْرَاشnoun

1.
digging toolclassical
A tool used for digging.

مِحْفَرَةnoun

1.
spade, shovelboth
A tool for digging, such as a spade or shovel.

حَفِيرnoun

1.
excavated placeboth
A place that has been dug or excavated.
2.
wellboth
A well, especially one that is enlarged or deepened.
3.
graveclassical
A grave or burial place.

أَحْفَارnoun

1.
pits, holesboth
Plural of حُفْرَة (ḥufrah), meaning pits or holes.

أَحَافِيرnoun

1.
pits, holesboth
Plural of حُفْرَة (ḥufrah) or حَفِير (ḥafīr), referring to pits or holes.
2.
fossilsmodern
Ancient remains preserved in the earth; fossils.

حَفَرَتْverb

1.
she dugboth
Past tense, feminine singular form of حَفَرَ (ḥafara), meaning 'she dug'.

أَحْفَرَverb

1.
to shed (teeth)both
To shed milk teeth, specifically the incisors and canines.
2.
to help digclassical
To assist someone in digging a well.

حَافِرnoun

1.
hoofboth
The foot of an animal like a horse, donkey, or mule.
2.
beginning, originclassical
Metaphorically, the beginning or origin of something.

حَافِرَةnoun

1.
hoofboth
The foot of an animal like a horse, donkey, or mule.
2.
beginning, originclassical
Metaphorically, the beginning or origin of something.
3.
first encounterclassical
The first meeting or confrontation.
4.
original stateclassical
The original condition or state of something.

حُفَيْرnoun

1.
graveclassical
A grave or burial place.

حُفْرَاةnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant that remains green in the desert.
2.
tool for winnowingclassical
A wooden tool with fingers used for winnowing grain.

حَفَّارnoun

1.
gravediggerboth
One who digs graves.
2.
horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to the companion Surāqah ibn Mālik.
3.
central roof beamclassical
A central wooden beam used in the middle of a tent or house.

حَفَرِيّnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name associated with a person named Al-Ḥafrī.

حَفِيرَةnoun

1.
hole, pitboth
A cavity or depression in the ground or another surface; a pit.
2.
graveclassical
A grave or burial place.

حَافِيرَةnoun

1.
fish nameclassical
A type of black, round fish.

حَفَرِيّnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location near Kufa.

حَفَرnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location near Kufa.

حَفِيرnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a river or location in Jordan.

حُفَرnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a river or location in Jordan.

حُفَر أَبِي مُوسَىname

1.
wells of Abu Musaclassical
A series of wells dug by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari on the route from Basra to Mecca.

حُفَر ضَبَّةname

1.
wells of Dhabbahclassical
Wells located in the region of Al-Shawājin.

Parallel reading

حَفَرَ الشيء يحفره حفراً

He dug the thing, he digs it, a digging.

واحتفره: نقاه، كما تحفر الأرض بالحديدة

And he excavated it: he dug it out, just as the earth is dug with iron.

وما يخفر به: المحفار

And what is dug with: the digging tool.

حفر المرأة: جامعها

To dig a woman: to have intercourse with her.

الحفر: الهزال

Al-ḥafr: emaciation.

يقال: حفر الغرز (العنز) يحفرها حفراً: (أهزلها)

It is said: the wild goat (the she-goat) weakened it, it weakens it, a weakening: it made it emaciated.

ثرى زيد: فتش عن أمره ووقف عليه

The soil of Zayd: he investigated his affair and found out about it.

حفر الصبي: سقطت (رواضعه)

The child dug: his milk teeth fell out.

والحفرة والحفيرة، كلاهما: المحتفر

And the pit and the dug place, both: the excavated place.

والمحفر والمفار والمحفرة: المسحاة ونحوها مما يحفر به

And the spade, the digging tool, and the spade: the shovel and similar tools used for digging.

الحفر، بالتحريك: البئر الموسعة فوق قدرها

Al-ḥafr, with vowelization: a well enlarged beyond its capacity.

الحفر بالتحريك: التراب المخرج من الشيء المحفور

Al-ḥafr, with vowelization: the soil removed from the dug object.

قالوا انتهينا وهاذا الخندق الحفر

They said, 'We have finished, and this is the dug trench.'

جوب لها من جبل هرشم مسقى الأحافير

A trench for them from Mount Harsham, watering the ancient remains.

الحفر، بالتحريك: سلاق في أصول الأسنان

Al-ḥafr, with vowelization: erosion at the roots of the teeth.

أحفر الصبي: سقطت له الثنيتان العلييان والسفليان للإنثاء والإرباع

The child became 'ahfara': his upper and lower incisors fell out for the second and fourth stages.

أحفر المهر: سقطت ثناياه ورباعياته

The foal became 'ahfara': its incisors and molars fell out.

أعانه على حفرها

He helped him dig it.

الحفرهير: القبر

Al-ḥufayr: the grave.

الحافر: واحد حوافر الدابة

Al-ḥāfir: one of the hooves of the animal.

التقوا فاقتتلوا عند الحافرة

They met and fought at the first encounter.

رجعت على حافرتي، أي طريقي الذي أصعدت فيه

I returned on my original path, meaning the path I ascended.

الحافرة: الخلقة الأولى، والعود في الشيء حتى يرد آخره على أوله

Al-ḥāfirah: the first creation, and the return in a matter until its end returns to its beginning.

أءنا لمردودون فى الحافرة

Are we indeed to be returned to the original state?

إن هاذا الأمر لا يترك على حاله حتى يرد على حافرته

This matter will not be left as it is until it returns to its origin.

النقد عند الحافرة، والحافر أي عند أول الملتقى

Payment upon the first encounter, and the hoof, meaning at the first meeting.

النقد عند الحافر أي عند بيع ذات الحافر، أي لا يزول حافره حتى يأخذ ثمنه

Payment upon the hoof, meaning upon selling the owner of the hoof, meaning its hoof does not move until its price is taken.

هاذا غيث لا يحفره أحد، أي لا يعلم أحد أين أقصاه

This is rain that no one can dig into, meaning no one knows its extent.

الحفراة: نبات في الرمل لا يزال أخضراً

Al-ḥafrāh: a plant in the sand that remains green.

الحفراة عند أهل اليمن: خشبة ذات أصابع يذرى بها الكدس المدوس وينقى بها البر من التبن

Al-ḥafrāh among the people of Yemen: a wooden tool with fingers used to winnow the threshed pile and separate the wheat from the chaff.

الحافيرة، بشد الفاء: سمكة سوداء مستديرة

Al-ḥāfirah, with shaddah on the faa: a black, round fish.

الحفار: من يحفر القبر

Al-ḥaffār: one who digs the grave.

الحفار، ككتاب: عود يعوج ثم يجعل في وسط البيت

Al-ḥaffār, like kitāb: a curved piece of wood then placed in the middle of the tent.

الحفر، محركة، ولا تقل بهاء: ع بالكوفة

Al-ḥafr, with vowelization, and do not say 'bi-hāa': a place in Kufa.

الحفر: ع بين مكة والب حرة، وكذالك الحفير

Al-ḥafr: a place between Mecca and Al-Baḥrah, and likewise Al-Ḥafīr.

حفر أبي موسى، بفتح الحاء والفاء، وهي ركعايا احتفرها أبو موسى الأشعري على جادة البصرة إلى مكة

Ḥufr Abī Mūsā, with fatha on the haa and faa, which are wells dug by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari on the route from Basra to Mecca.

منها حفر ضبة، وهي ركايا بناحية الشواجن

Among them are the wells of Dhabbah, which are wells in the region of Al-Shawājin.