حافلة
Appearance
Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]Tool noun formed from active participle of حَفَلَ (ḥafala, “to gather”), as حَافِل (ḥāfil, “gatherer (person)”) + ـَة (-a).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]حَافِلَة • (ḥāfila) f (plural حَافِلَات (ḥāfilāt) or حَوَافِل (ḥawāfil))
- (automotive) bus; streetcar
- مِنَ الْأَرْخَصِ الذَّهَابُ بِالْحَافِلَةِ.
- mina l-ʔarḵaṣi ḏ-ḏahābu bi-l-ḥāfilati.
- It is cheaper to go by bus.
Declension
[edit]| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَافِلَة ḥāfila |
الْحَافِلَة al-ḥāfila |
حَافِلَة ḥāfilat |
| nominative | حَافِلَةٌ ḥāfilatun |
الْحَافِلَةُ al-ḥāfilatu |
حَافِلَةُ ḥāfilatu |
| accusative | حَافِلَةً ḥāfilatan |
الْحَافِلَةَ al-ḥāfilata |
حَافِلَةَ ḥāfilata |
| genitive | حَافِلَةٍ ḥāfilatin |
الْحَافِلَةِ al-ḥāfilati |
حَافِلَةِ ḥāfilati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَافِلَتَيْن ḥāfilatayn |
الْحَافِلَتَيْن al-ḥāfilatayn |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| nominative | حَافِلَتَانِ ḥāfilatāni |
الْحَافِلَتَانِ al-ḥāfilatāni |
حَافِلَتَا ḥāfilatā |
| accusative | حَافِلَتَيْنِ ḥāfilatayni |
الْحَافِلَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfilatayni |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| genitive | حَافِلَتَيْنِ ḥāfilatayni |
الْحَافِلَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfilatayni |
حَافِلَتَيْ ḥāfilatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَافِلَات; حَوَافِل ḥāfilāt; ḥawāfil |
الْحَافِلَات; الْحَوَافِل al-ḥāfilāt; al-ḥawāfil |
حَافِلَات; حَوَافِل ḥāfilāt; ḥawāfil |
| nominative | حَافِلَاتٌ; حَوَافِلُ ḥāfilātun; ḥawāfilu |
الْحَافِلَاتُ; الْحَوَافِلُ al-ḥāfilātu; al-ḥawāfilu |
حَافِلَاتُ; حَوَافِلُ ḥāfilātu; ḥawāfilu |
| accusative | حَافِلَاتٍ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilātin; ḥawāfila |
الْحَافِلَاتِ; الْحَوَافِلَ al-ḥāfilāti; al-ḥawāfila |
حَافِلَاتِ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilāti; ḥawāfila |
| genitive | حَافِلَاتٍ; حَوَافِلَ ḥāfilātin; ḥawāfila |
الْحَافِلَاتِ; الْحَوَافِلِ al-ḥāfilāti; al-ḥawāfili |
حَافِلَاتِ; حَوَافِلِ ḥāfilāti; ḥawāfili |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Wehr, Hans (1979), “حفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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