هَفَا (hafaā)to long for
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb هَفَا (hafaā) — “to long for”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: هَفَا يَهْفُو
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| هَفَا hafaā | يَهْفُو yahfū | اُهْفُ auhfu | هَفْوٌ hafwun |
Meanings & examples
1. to long for
- هَفَا قَلْبِي لِرُؤْيَتِهِ.My heart longed to see him.
- هَفَتِ الأُمُّ لِرُؤْيَةِ أَبْنَائِهَا الغَائِبِينَ.The mother longed to see her absent children.
- أَلَمْ تَهْفُ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ الأُمِّ؟Don't you long for your homeland?
2. to err
- هَفَا الرَّجُلُ فِي حُكْمِهِ عَلَى الْأُمُورِ.The man erred in his judgment of matters.
- لَا يَنْجُو أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْخَطَأِ، فَقَدْ يَهْفُو الْعَالِمُ فِي بَعْضِ مَسَائِلِهِ.No one is immune to error; even a scholar may err in some of his issues.
- هَفَوْتُ فِي حِسَابِ النَّتِيجَةِ فَأَعَدْتُ الْعَمَلَ.I erred in calculating the result, so I redid the work.
3. to yearn
- هَفَا قَلْبِي إِلَى وَطَنِي.My heart yearned for my homeland.
- كَانَ يَهْفُو إِلَى لِقَاءِ أَصْدِقَائِهِ القُدَامَى.He yearned to meet his old friends.
- أَلَمْ تَهْفُ نَفْسُكَ إِلَى تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ؟Didn't your soul yearn for those days?
4. to sway, to flutter
- هَفَتْ أغصانُ الشجرِ في النسيمِ العليلِ.The branches of the tree swayed in the cool breeze.
- رَأَيْتُ الستائرَ تَهْفُو مع كلِّ فتحةِ نافذةٍ.I saw the curtains swaying with every opening of a window.
- كانتْ أوراقُ النخيلِ تَهْفُو بلطفٍ تحتَ الشمسِ.The palm leaves were swaying gently under the sun.
5. to blow (wind)
- هَفَا النَّسِيمُ عَلَى الْوُجُوهِ الْمُتْعَبَةِ.The breeze blew upon the tired faces.
- بَدَأَتِ الرِّيَاحُ تَهْفُو بِقُوَّةٍ مَعَ حُلُولِ الْمَسَاءِ.The winds began to blow with strength with the arrival of evening.
- هَفَتِ الْأَنْسَامُ الْعَلِيلَةُ مِنْ جِهَةِ الْبَحْرِ.The gentle breezes blew from the direction of the sea.
6. to drift
- هَفَا الْقَلْبُ إِلَى ذِكْرَيَاتِ الْمَاضِي.The heart drifted to past memories.
- هَفَتِ الرِّيحُ بِالْأَوْرَاقِ الْجَافَّةِ.The wind drifted the dry leaves.
- هَفَا الْفِكْرُ بَعِيدًا عَنِ الْوَاقِعِ.The thought drifted far from reality.
7. to rush
- هَفَا الْوَلَدُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ.The boy rushed to his mother after a long absence.
- يَهْفُو الْقَلْبُ إِلَى لِقَاءِ الْأَحِبَّةِ.The heart rushes to meet loved ones.
- هَفَتِ الْجُمْهُورُ إِلَى الْمَسْرَحِ لِمُشَاهَدَةِ الْعَرْضِ.The audience rushed to the theater to watch the show.
8. to sway
- هَفَا قَلْبُهُ لِذِكْرَى الْوَطَنِ الْبَعِيدِ.His heart swayed for the memory of the distant homeland.
- هَفَتْ أَغْصَانُ الشَّجَرَةِ فِي الرِّيحِ الْخَفِيفَةِ.The branches of the tree swayed in the light wind.
- هَفَا الْعَلَمُ فَوْقَ السَّارِيَةِ بِرِقَّةٍ.The flag swayed above the flagpole gently.
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