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حاف

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ح ف ي (ḥ f y)
3 terms

Derived from the active participle of حَفِيَ (ḥafiya, to go barefoot).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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حَافٍ (ḥāfin) (construct state حَافِي (ḥāfī), masculine plural حَافُونَ (ḥāfūna) or حُفَاة (ḥufāh), feminine plural حَافِيَات (ḥāfiyāt) or حَوَافٍ (ḥawāfin))

  1. barefoot
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Root
ح ي ف (ḥ y f)
2 terms

Verb

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حَافَ (ḥāfa) I (non-past يَحِيفُ (yaḥīfu), verbal noun حَيْف (ḥayf))

  1. to wrong, to deal unjustly with [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
  2. to restrict, to limit [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘something’]
  3. to encroach [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘upon someone’]
Conjugation
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