غرفة

Arabic

Root
غ ر ف (ḡ r f)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣur.fa/

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Noun

غُرْفَة • (ḡurfa) f (plural غُرُفَات (ḡurufāt) or غُرْفَات (ḡurfāt) or غُرَف (ḡuraf))

1. room, compartment, cell, chamber

   Synonym: حُجْرَة (ḥujra)

   غُرْفَةُ الْمَعِيشَةِ

   ḡurfatu l-maʕīša

   The living room

Declension

Declension of noun غُرْفَة (ḡurfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرْفَة ḡurfa	الْغُرْفَة al-ḡurfa	غُرْفَة ḡurfat
Nominative	غُرْفَةٌ ḡurfatun	الْغُرْفَةُ al-ḡurfatu	غُرْفَةُ ḡurfatu
Accusative	غُرْفَةً ḡurfatan	الْغُرْفَةَ al-ḡurfata	غُرْفَةَ ḡurfata
Genitive	غُرْفَةٍ ḡurfatin	الْغُرْفَةِ al-ḡurfati	غُرْفَةِ ḡurfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرْفَتَيْن ḡurfatayn	الْغُرْفَتَيْن al-ḡurfatayn	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Nominative	غُرْفَتَانِ ḡurfatāni	الْغُرْفَتَانِ al-ḡurfatāni	غُرْفَتَا ḡurfatā
Accusative	غُرْفَتَيْنِ ḡurfatayni	الْغُرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡurfatayni	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Genitive	غُرْفَتَيْنِ ḡurfatayni	الْغُرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡurfatayni	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرُفَات‎; غُرْفَات‎; غُرَف ḡurufāt‎; ḡurfāt‎; ḡuraf	الْغُرُفَات‎; الْغُرْفَات‎; الْغُرَف al-ḡurufāt‎; al-ḡurfāt‎; al-ḡuraf	غُرُفَات‎; غُرْفَات‎; غُرَف ḡurufāt‎; ḡurfāt‎; ḡuraf
Nominative	غُرُفَاتٌ‎; غُرْفَاتٌ‎; غُرَفٌ ḡurufātun‎; ḡurfātun‎; ḡurafun	الْغُرُفَاتُ‎; الْغُرْفَاتُ‎; الْغُرَفُ al-ḡurufātu‎; al-ḡurfātu‎; al-ḡurafu	غُرُفَاتُ‎; غُرْفَاتُ‎; غُرَفُ ḡurufātu‎; ḡurfātu‎; ḡurafu
Accusative	غُرُفَاتٍ‎; غُرْفَاتٍ‎; غُرَفًا ḡurufātin‎; ḡurfātin‎; ḡurafan	الْغُرُفَاتِ‎; الْغُرْفَاتِ‎; الْغُرَفَ al-ḡurufāti‎; al-ḡurfāti‎; al-ḡurafa	غُرُفَاتِ‎; غُرْفَاتِ‎; غُرَفَ ḡurufāti‎; ḡurfāti‎; ḡurafa
Genitive	غُرُفَاتٍ‎; غُرْفَاتٍ‎; غُرَفٍ ḡurufātin‎; ḡurfātin‎; ḡurafin	الْغُرُفَاتِ‎; الْغُرْفَاتِ‎; الْغُرَفِ al-ḡurufāti‎; al-ḡurfāti‎; al-ḡurafi	غُرُفَاتِ‎; غُرْفَاتِ‎; غُرَفِ ḡurufāti‎; ḡurfāti‎; ḡurafi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: غرفة (ḡurfa)
• Maltese: għorfa
• Moroccan Arabic: غرفة (ḡurfa)
• South Levantine Arabic: غرفة (ḡurfe)
• → Old Catalan: algorfa
  • Catalan: golfa, golfes
• → Swahili: ghorofa

Noun

غُرْفَة • (ḡurfa) f (plural غِرَاف (ḡirāf))

1. the quantity of water laded out with the hand
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:249:

     فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِالْجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٍ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَمَن لَّمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي إِلَّا مَنِ اغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِيَدِهِ ۚ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ ۚ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُ هُوَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ قَالُوا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا الْيَوْمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ ۚ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَاقُو اللَّهِ كَم مِّن فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةً بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

     When Saul marched forth with his army, he cautioned: “Allah will test you with a river. So whoever drinks ˹his fill˺ from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste it—except a sip from the hollow of his hands—is definitely with me.” They all drank ˹their fill˺ except for a few! When he and the ˹remaining˺ faithful with him crossed the river, they said, “Now we are no match for Goliath and his warriors.” But those ˹believers˺ who were certain they would meet Allah reasoned, “How many times has a small force vanquished a mighty army by the Will of Allah! And Allah is ˹always˺ with the steadfast.”

Declension

Declension of noun غُرْفَة (ḡurfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرْفَة ḡurfa	الْغُرْفَة al-ḡurfa	غُرْفَة ḡurfat
Nominative	غُرْفَةٌ ḡurfatun	الْغُرْفَةُ al-ḡurfatu	غُرْفَةُ ḡurfatu
Accusative	غُرْفَةً ḡurfatan	الْغُرْفَةَ al-ḡurfata	غُرْفَةَ ḡurfata
Genitive	غُرْفَةٍ ḡurfatin	الْغُرْفَةِ al-ḡurfati	غُرْفَةِ ḡurfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرْفَتَيْن ḡurfatayn	الْغُرْفَتَيْن al-ḡurfatayn	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Nominative	غُرْفَتَانِ ḡurfatāni	الْغُرْفَتَانِ al-ḡurfatāni	غُرْفَتَا ḡurfatā
Accusative	غُرْفَتَيْنِ ḡurfatayni	الْغُرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡurfatayni	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Genitive	غُرْفَتَيْنِ ḡurfatayni	الْغُرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡurfatayni	غُرْفَتَيْ ḡurfatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرَاف ḡirāf	الْغِرَاف al-ḡirāf	غِرَاف ḡirāf
Nominative	غِرَافٌ ḡirāfun	الْغِرَافُ al-ḡirāfu	غِرَافُ ḡirāfu
Accusative	غِرَافًا ḡirāfan	الْغِرَافَ al-ḡirāfa	غِرَافَ ḡirāfa
Genitive	غِرَافٍ ḡirāfin	الْغِرَافِ al-ḡirāfi	غِرَافِ ḡirāfi

Noun

غَرْفَة • (ḡarfa) f (plural غَرَفَات (ḡarafāt) or غِرَاف (ḡirāf))

1. instance noun of غَرَفَ (ḡarafa)

   اِمْتَلَأَ الوِعَاءُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ غَرْفَةٍ

   imtalaʔa l-wiʕāʔu min ʔawwali ḡarfatin

   The pot was filled from the first scoop.

2. the quantity of water laded out with the hand

Declension

Declension of noun غَرْفَة (ḡarfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَرْفَة ḡarfa	الْغَرْفَة al-ḡarfa	غَرْفَة ḡarfat
Nominative	غَرْفَةٌ ḡarfatun	الْغَرْفَةُ al-ḡarfatu	غَرْفَةُ ḡarfatu
Accusative	غَرْفَةً ḡarfatan	الْغَرْفَةَ al-ḡarfata	غَرْفَةَ ḡarfata
Genitive	غَرْفَةٍ ḡarfatin	الْغَرْفَةِ al-ḡarfati	غَرْفَةِ ḡarfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَرْفَتَيْن ḡarfatayn	الْغَرْفَتَيْن al-ḡarfatayn	غَرْفَتَيْ ḡarfatay
Nominative	غَرْفَتَانِ ḡarfatāni	الْغَرْفَتَانِ al-ḡarfatāni	غَرْفَتَا ḡarfatā
Accusative	غَرْفَتَيْنِ ḡarfatayni	الْغَرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡarfatayni	غَرْفَتَيْ ḡarfatay
Genitive	غَرْفَتَيْنِ ḡarfatayni	الْغَرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡarfatayni	غَرْفَتَيْ ḡarfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَرَفَات‎; غِرِاف ḡarafāt‎; ?	الْغَرَفَات‎; الْغِرِاف al-ḡarafāt‎; ?	غَرَفَات‎; غِرِاف ḡarafāt‎; ?
Nominative	غَرَفَاتٌ‎; غِرِافٌ ḡarafātun‎; ?	الْغَرَفَاتُ‎; الْغِرِافُ al-ḡarafātu‎; ?	غَرَفَاتُ‎; غِرِافُ ḡarafātu‎; ?
Accusative	غَرَفَاتٍ‎; غِرِافًا ḡarafātin‎; ?	الْغَرَفَاتِ‎; الْغِرِافَ al-ḡarafāti‎; ?	غَرَفَاتِ‎; غِرِافَ ḡarafāti‎; ?
Genitive	غَرَفَاتٍ‎; غِرِافٍ ḡarafātin‎; ?	الْغَرَفَاتِ‎; الْغِرِافِ al-ḡarafāti‎; ?	غَرَفَاتِ‎; غِرِافِ ḡarafāti‎; ?

Noun

غِرْفَة • (ḡirfa) f (plural غِرَف (ḡiraf))

1. mode of lading with the hand
2. sandal

Declension

Declension of noun غِرْفَة (ḡirfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْفَة ḡirfa	الْغِرْفَة al-ḡirfa	غِرْفَة ḡirfat
Nominative	غِرْفَةٌ ḡirfatun	الْغِرْفَةُ al-ḡirfatu	غِرْفَةُ ḡirfatu
Accusative	غِرْفَةً ḡirfatan	الْغِرْفَةَ al-ḡirfata	غِرْفَةَ ḡirfata
Genitive	غِرْفَةٍ ḡirfatin	الْغِرْفَةِ al-ḡirfati	غِرْفَةِ ḡirfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْفَتَيْن ḡirfatayn	الْغِرْفَتَيْن al-ḡirfatayn	غِرْفَتَيْ ḡirfatay
Nominative	غِرْفَتَانِ ḡirfatāni	الْغِرْفَتَانِ al-ḡirfatāni	غِرْفَتَا ḡirfatā
Accusative	غِرْفَتَيْنِ ḡirfatayni	الْغِرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡirfatayni	غِرْفَتَيْ ḡirfatay
Genitive	غِرْفَتَيْنِ ḡirfatayni	الْغِرْفَتَيْنِ al-ḡirfatayni	غِرْفَتَيْ ḡirfatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرَف ḡiraf	الْغِرَف al-ḡiraf	غِرَف ḡiraf
Nominative	غِرَفٌ ḡirafun	الْغِرَفُ al-ḡirafu	غِرَفُ ḡirafu
Accusative	غِرَفًا ḡirafan	الْغِرَفَ al-ḡirafa	غِرَفَ ḡirafa
Genitive	غِرَفٍ ḡirafin	الْغِرَفِ al-ḡirafi	غِرَفِ ḡirafi

Moroccan Arabic

Root
غ ر ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣur.fa/

Noun

غرفة • (ḡurfa) f (plural غرافي (ḡrāfi) or غرفات (ḡurfāt) or غرف (ḡruf))

1. upper room (in a house, usually on the rooftop)

   جيب السطل من الغرفة.

   jīb es-sṭal min el-ḡurfa.

   Get the backet from the upper room.

See also

• بيت (bīt, bayt, “room”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ر ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣur.fe/, [ˈɣʊr.fe]
• IPA^(key): /ɣur.fa/, [ˈɣʊr.fa]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

غرفة • (ḡurfe) f (plural غرف (ḡuraf))

1. room

   Synonym: أوضة (ʔōḍa)

   غرفة النوم ― ḡurfet in-nōm ― bedroom

   Audio (Ramallah):

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   غرفة الصفرة ― ḡurfet iṣ-ṣufra ― dining room

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