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استفسر

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Arabic

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Root
ف س ر (f s r)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِسْتَفْسَرَ (istafsara) X (non-past يَسْتَفْسِرُ (yastafsiru), verbal noun اِسْتِفْسَار (istifsār))

  1. (transitive) to ask for an explanation, to inquire of [with accusative ‘someone’ and عَن (ʕan) ‘about something’]
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 216:
      صحتْ خاتمة وهي تتأوّه. استفسرتُ منها بماذا تُحسّ، فقالت إنّها تُعاني من صداع.
      Khatima has woken up and groans. I asked her what she feels and she said she suffers a headache.
  2. (intransitive) to seek an explanation [with عَن (ʕan) ‘for something’]

Conjugation

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف س ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَفْسَرَ (istafsara).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /staf.sar/, [staf.sar]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Verb

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استفسر (stafsar) X (present بستفسر (bistafser))

  1. to get an explanation, to figure out, to find out

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of استفسر (stafsar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استفسرت (stafsart) استفسرت (stafsart) استفسر (stafsar) استفسرنا (stafsarna) استفسرتو (stafsartu) استفسرو (stafsaru)
f استفسرتي (stafsarti) استفسرت (stafsarat)
present m بستفسر (bastafser) بتستفسر (btistafser) بستفسر (bistafser) منستفسر (mnistafser) بتستفسرو (btistafseru) بستفسرو (bistafseru)
f بتستفسري (btistafseri) بتستفسر (btistafser)
subjunctive m استفسر (astafser) تستفسر (tistafser) يستفسر (yistafser) نستفسر (nistafser) تستفسرو (tistafseru) يستفسرو (yistafseru)
f تستفسري (tistafseri) تستفسر (tistafser)
imperative m استفسر (stafser) استفسرو (stafseru)
f استفسري (stafseri)