Appendix:Arabic roots/ز ح ف

Arabic

Root

ز ح ف • (z ḥ f)

1. related to creeping, groveling

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: زَحَفَ (zaḥafa, “to creep; to encroach”)
  • Verbal noun: زَحْف (zaḥf)
  • Active participle: زَاحِف (zāḥif)
  • Passive participle: مَزْحُوف (mazḥūf)

Nouns

• زَحَّافَة f (zaḥḥāfa, “crawler”)

Adjectives

• زَحّاف (zaḥḥāf, “reptant”)