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زحف

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ز ح ف (z ḥ f)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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زَحَفَ (zaḥafa) I (non-past يَزْحَفُ (yazḥafu), verbal noun زَحْف (zaḥf))

  1. to creep, to crawl, to grovel
  2. (military) to advance, to march forward, to “encroach
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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زَحْف (zaḥfm (plural زُحُوف (zuḥūf))

  1. verbal noun of زَحَفَ (zaḥafa) (form I)
    1. creepage, crawling, groveling
    2. advancement, march forward, encroachment
  2. (military) infantry unit
Declension
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