ضفر

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ف ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَفَّرَ (ḍaffara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaf.far/

Verb

ضَفَّر • (ḍaffar) II (non-past يِضَفِّر (yiḍaffir))

1. to braid; to arrange (hair) in braids.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضفر

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ضفرت (ḍaffart)	ضفرت (ḍaffart)	ضفر (ḍaffar)		ضفرنا (ḍaffarna)	ضفرتوا (ḍaffartu)	ضفروا (ḍaffaru)
	f		ضفرتي (ḍaffarti)	ضفرت (ḍaffarat)
non-past	m	أضفر (ʔaḍaffir)	تضفر (tiḍaffir)	يضفر (yiḍaffir)		نضفر (niḍaffir)	تضفروا (tiḍaffiru)	يضفروا (yiḍaffiru)
	f		تضفري (tiḍaffiri)	تضفر (tiḍaffir)
imperative	m		ضفر (ḍaffir)				ضفروا (ḍaffiru)
	f		ضفري (ḍaffiri)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤfur/, /dˤfar/

Noun

ضفر • (ḍfur, ḍfar) m (plural ضفار (ḍfār) or ضفران (ḍufrān))

1. nail (of finger or toe)

   ضفراني كيضروني بالزاف حيت لعبت الكورة البارح بكوداسة مدرحة.

   ḍufrāni kayḍurrūni bizzāf ḥīt lʕabt el-kūra l-bāreḥ b-kūdāsa mdarrḥa.

   My toenails hurt a lot because I played football last night with fake football boots.

   ما تاكليش ضفرك، كبرتي على داك الشي.

   ma tāklīši ḍuferki, kburti ʕla dāk eš-ši.

   Don't bite your nail, you are too old for that.