حفر

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root حفر (ḥfr) primarily denotes the act of digging or excavating. It extends to encompass places where digging occurs, such as wells or holes, and by extension, can refer to geographical locations, routes, or even abstract concepts like uncovering hidden truths. It also relates to the physical act of animals digging and the resulting terrain.

Derived headwords

حَفَرَverb

1.
to digboth
To make a hole or channel in the ground by removing earth.
2.
to excavateboth
To dig out and remove earth or debris from a site, often for archaeological purposes.
3.
to burrowboth
To make a hole or tunnel in the ground, as animals do.
4.
to uncoverclassical
To reveal or expose something hidden, often by digging.

وحفر عنه، واحتفره — and he dug for it, and he excavated it.

حَفْرnoun

1.
diggingboth
The act or process of digging.
2.
excavationboth
A hole or cavity made by digging.
3.
wellboth
A hole dug in the ground to obtain water.

الحفر، بفتح فسكون: اسم المكن الذي حفر كخندق أو بئر — Al-ḥafr, with fatḥa and sukūn: the name for what is dug, like a trench or a well.

حَفَرَةnoun

1.
holeboth
An opening or cavity in something, especially in the ground.
2.
pitboth
A large deep hole in the ground.
3.
wellboth
A deep hole dug into the ground to access water.

لأن داره كانت على حفرة بالقيروان — because his house was on a pit in Qayrawan.

حَفِيرnoun

1.
placeboth
A specific location or area, often named after digging.
2.
dwellingclassical
A place of residence or a stopover.

وحفر وسفيرة: اسما موضعين ذكرهما الشعراء القدماء — Ḥafīr and Safīra: names of two places mentioned by ancient poets.

حَفِيرَةnoun

1.
placeboth
A specific location or area, often named after digging.
2.
wellboth
A dug well, especially one that is well-made.

وحفير وحفيرة: موضعان — Ḥafīr and Ḥafīra: two places.

حَفَائِرnoun

1.
water sourceclassical
A place where water is found, often named after digging.

والحفائر: ماء لبني قريط على يسار حاج الكوفة — And Al-Ḥafā'ir: a water source for Banu Qurayṭ on the left of the Kufan pilgrims.

حُفَيْرَةnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location in Iraq.

والحفيرة، مصغرة: ع بالعراق — And Al-Ḥufayra, diminutive: a place in Iraq.

مَحْفُورnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location by the Roman Sea, known for weaving expensive carpets.

ومحفور: ة بشط بحر الروم، وبالعين لحن — And Maḥfūr: a place on the shore of the Roman Sea, and there is an error in the pronunciation.

اِسْتَحْفَرَverb

1.
time to digclassical
It is time for the river to be dug or dredged.

استحفر النهر: حان له أن يحفر — The river became ready to be dug: it was time for it to be dug.

حَافِرnoun

1.
hoofboth
The foot of an animal, such as a horse or donkey, encased in horn.
2.
footclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to a foot, often in a derogatory way.

ويقولون للقدم حافرا إذا أرادوا تقبيحها، على الاستعارة — And they call the foot a 'ḥāfir' when they want to disparage it, metaphorically.

حَافِرَةnoun

1.
diggingclassical
The act of digging, or the result of digging.
2.
Surah Al-Bara'ahclassical
A name for Surah Al-Bara'ah (Chapter 9 of the Quran), because it uncovered the hearts of the hypocrites.

وكانت سورة براءة تسمى الحافرة؛ وذالك أنها حفرت عن قلوب المنافقين — And Surah Bara'ah was called Al-Ḥāfira; and that is because it dug into the hearts of the hypocrites.

مُحَافِرadjective

1.
cunningclassical
Describing someone or something as cunning or deceitful, like a jerboa that digs intricate burrows.
2.
empty-handedclassical
Having nothing, possessing nothing.

وفلان أروغ من يربوع محافر — And so-and-so is more cunning than a digging jerboa.

مَحَافِرnoun

1.
weaponsclassical
A collective term for weapons, derived from the idea of digging or preparing for conflict.

فلما استثرت كل عنها محافره — When all its weapons were stirred up against it.

حَفَّارnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location in Yemen.
2.
well-diggerboth
A person whose profession is digging wells.

وحفار، كغراب: موضع باليمن — Ḥaffār, like ghurāb: a place in Yemen.

اِحْتَفَرَverb

1.
to dig outboth
To dig out something, especially to extract it.
2.
to excavateboth
To dig out or excavate a place or object.

وحفر عنه، واحتفره — and he dug for it, and he excavated it.

حَفَّرَverb

1.
to digboth
To cause to be dug, or to dig extensively.

وحفر الفصيل أمه حفرا، وهو استلاله طرقها حتى يسترخي لحمها (بامتصاصه إياها) — And the young camel dug its mother's teats, which is its sucking of her teats until her flesh relaxes (by sucking it).

حَفِيرَةnoun

1.
well-made wellboth
A well that is dug beautifully or skillfully.

وركية حفيرة، حفر بديع — And a well, a beautiful digging.

تَحَفَّرَverb

1.
to carve a channelboth
Used for a flood or stream carving a channel in the earth.

تحفر السيل: اتخذ حفرا في الأرض — The flood carved: it made channels in the earth.

اِحْفِرَارnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location mentioned by Al-Farazdaq.

بأحفار فلج أو بسيف الكواظم — in Aḥfār of Falaj or by Sayf Al-Kawāẓim.

حَافِرَةnoun

1.
trodden groundclassical
Ground that has been trodden by hooves.

والحافرة: الأرض المحفورة — And Al-Ḥāfira: the dug ground.

حَوَافِرnoun

1.
hoovesboth
Plural of hoof, referring to the feet of animals.
2.
foot trafficclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to the passage of people or animals.

وهاذا البلد ممر العساكر ومدق الحوافر — And this land is a passage for armies and a track for hooves.

حَافِرَتُهُnoun

1.
old ageclassical
To return to one's 'hoof', metaphorically meaning to become old and infirm.

ورجع إلى حافرته: شاخ وهرم — And he returned to his 'ḥāfira': he grew old and decrepit.

اِبْن أَبِي الْحَوَافِرname

1.
famous physicianclassical
A renowned physician known by this kunya.

وابن أبي الحوافر: طبيب مشهور — And Ibn Abi Al-Ḥawāfir: a famous physician.

حَفَّارَةnoun

1.
villageclassical
A village in the Giza region.

والحفارة: قرية من أعمال الجيزة — And Al-Ḥaffāra: a village from the districts of Giza.

حَافِر بْن التَّوْأَمname

1.
figure from Himyarclassical
One of the soothsayers of Himyar who converted to Islam.

وحافر بن التوأم الحميري: أحد كهان حمير، أسلم على يد معاذ بن جبل — And Ḥāfir bin Al-Tu'am Al-Ḥimyarī: one of the soothsayers of Himyar, who embraced Islam at the hands of Mu'adh bin Jabal.

الْمُحَافَرَةnoun

1.
clanclassical
A division within a large army or tribe, known for its numbers and strength.

والمحافرة: بطن من الجحافل وفيهم عدد ومدد وهم باليمن — And Al-Muḥāfara: a clan from the large armies, and they had numbers and reinforcements, and they were in Yemen.

حَفَرverb

1.
to be corruptclassical
To become spoiled or corrupted.

وحفر كفرح، إذا فسد — And ḥafara like faraḥa, if it means to be corrupted.

حَفَرverb

1.
to grazeclassical
To graze one's camels on the ḥifrī pasture, which is considered poor.

أحفر الرجل، إذا رعى إبله الحفري — A man became ḥifrī, if he grazed his camels on the ḥifrī pasture.

حَفَرverb

1.
to use a hoeclassical
To work with a ḥafara, which is a hoe or mattock.

وأحفر، إذا عمل بالحفراة، وهي المعزقة — And he used a ḥafara, if he worked with the ḥafara, which is a hoe.

حَافِرnoun

1.
placeclassical
A stopping place or station for travelers on a route.

الحفير، كزبير، منزل بين ذي الحليفة وملل يسلكه الحاج — Al-Ḥafīr, like zubayr, a stopping place between Dhū Al-Ḥulayfah and Malal that the pilgrims take.

حَافِرnoun

1.
diggingclassical
The act of digging, or the result of digging.

وحفر الفصيل أمه حفرا — And the young camel dug its mother's teats.

حَفِيرnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location named Ḥafīr.

لمن النار أوقدت بحفير لم تضىء غير مصطلى مقرور — For whom the fire was lit in Ḥafīr, it did not illuminate except for one chilled by the cold.

حَفِيرَةnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location named Ḥafīra.

وحفر وسفيرة: اسما موضعين — Ḥafīr and Safīra: names of two places.

أَحْفَارnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location mentioned by Al-Farazdaq.

بأحفار فلج أو بسيف الكواظم — in Aḥfār of Falaj or by Sayf Al-Kawāẓim.

حَفَّارnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location named Ḥaffār.

وحفار، كغراب: موضع باليمن — Ḥaffār, like ghurāb: a place in Yemen.

حَفَّارnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location named Ḥaffār.

وحفر الرباب: موضع — And Ḥaffār Al-Rabbāb: a place.

Parallel reading

ومنها حفر سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم، وهي بحذاء العرمة وراء الدهناء يستقى منها بالسانية عند حبل الحاضر.

And among them is Ḥafr Sa'd bin Zayd Manāt bin Tamīm, and it is opposite Al-'Armah beyond Al-Dahnā', from which water is drawn by a shadūf near Ḥabl Al-Ḥāḍir.

وحفر وسفيرة: اسما موضعين

Ḥafīr and Safīra: names of two places.

والحفائر: ماء لبني قريط على يسار حاج الكوفة

And Al-Ḥafā'ir: a water source for Banu Qurayṭ on the left of the Kufan pilgrims.

والحفيرة، مصغرة: ع بالعراق

And Al-Ḥufayra, diminutive: a place in Iraq.

لأن داره كانت على حفرة بالقيروان

because his house was on a pit in Qayrawan.

ومحفور: ة بشط بحر الروم، وبالعين لحن

And Maḥfūr: a place on the shore of the Roman Sea, and there is an error in the pronunciation.

استحفر النهر: حان له أن يحفر.

The river became ready to be dug: it was time for it to be dug.

والحفير، كزبير، منزل بين ذي الحليفة وملل يسلكه الحاج.

And Al-Ḥafīr, like zubayr, a stopping place between Dhū Al-Ḥulayfah and Malal that the pilgrims take.

وركية حفيرة، حفر بديع.

And a well, a beautiful digging.

وقال أبو حاتم: يقال حافر محافرة، وفلان أروغ من يربوع محافر؛

And Abu Ḥātim said: It is said, 'he digs with much digging,' and 'so-and-so is more cunning than a digging jerboa';

وفلان أروغ من يربوع محافر.

And so-and-so is more cunning than a digging jerboa.

وحفر عن الضب واليربوع ليستخرجه.

And he dug for the Uromastyx and the jerboa to extract them.

وكانت سورة براءة تسمى الحافرة؛ وذالك أنها حفرت عن قلوب المنافقين

And Surah Bara'ah was called Al-Ḥāfira; and that is because it dug into the hearts of the hypocrites.

فلما استثرت كل عنها محافره

When all its weapons were stirred up against it.

والحافرة: الأرض المحفورة.

And Al-Ḥāfira: the dug ground.

ويقولون للقدم حافرا إذا أرادوا تقبيحها، على الاستعارة.

And they call the foot a 'ḥāfir' when they want to disparage it, metaphorically.

فأبصر ناري وهي شقراء أوقدت بليل فلاحت للعيون النواظر فما رقد الولدان حتى رأيته على البكر يمري بساق وحافر

So he saw my fire, which was reddish, lit at night, appearing to the watching eyes, and the children did not sleep until he saw him on the young camel, moving his leg and hoof.

الحفر، بفتح فسكون: اسم المكن الذي حفر كخندق أو بئر.

Al-ḥafr, with fatḥa and sukūn: the name for what is dug, like a trench or a well.

أحفر الرجل، إذا رعى إبله الحفري.

A man became ḥifrī, if he grazed his camels on the ḥifrī pasture.

وأحفر، إذا عمل بالحفراة، وهي المعزقة.

And he used a ḥafara, if he worked with the ḥafara, which is a hoe.

وحفر كفرح، إذا فسد.

And ḥafara like faraḥa, if it means to be corrupted.

وحفرة وحعيرة: موضعان، وكذالك الأحفار وأحفار.

Ḥufra and Ḥu'ayra: two places, and likewise Al-Aḥfār and Aḥfār.

فيا ليت داري بالمدينة أصبحت بأحفار فلج أو بسيف الكواظم

Oh, I wish my dwelling in the city had become in Aḥfār of Falaj or by Sayf Al-Kawāẓim.

وهاذا البلد ممر العساكر ومدق الحوافر.

And this land is a passage for armies and a track for hooves.

ورجع إلى حافرته: شاخ وهرم.

And he returned to his 'ḥāfira': he grew old and decrepit.

وحفر الفصيل أمه حفرا، وهو استلاله طرقها حتى يسترخي لحمها (بامتصاصه إياها)

And the young camel dug its mother's teats, which is its sucking of her teats until her flesh relaxes (by sucking it).

تحفر السيل: اتخذ حفرا في الأرض.

The flood carved: it made channels in the earth.

وابن أبي الحوافر: طبيب مشهور.

And Ibn Abi Al-Ḥawāfir: a famous physician.

والحفارة: قرية من أعمال الجيزة:

And Al-Ḥaffāra: a village from the districts of Giza:

والحافرة: قرية بالصعيد الأدنى.

And Al-Ḥāfira: a village in Upper Egypt.

وحفر السيدان عند كاظمة.

And Ḥaffar Al-Saydān near Kāẓimah.

وحفر الرباب: موضع.

And Ḥaffār Al-Rabbāb: a place.

وحفار، كغراب: موضع باليمن.

Ḥaffār, like ghurāb: a place in Yemen.

وحافر بن التوأم الحميري: أحد كهان حمير، أسلم على يد معاذ بن جبل

And Ḥāfir bin Al-Tu'am Al-Ḥimyarī: one of the soothsayers of Himyar, who embraced Islam at the hands of Mu'adh bin Jabal.

والمحافرة: بطن من الجحافل وفيهم عدد ومدد وهم باليمن

And Al-Muḥāfara: a clan from the large armies, and they had numbers and reinforcements, and they were in Yemen.