خفر

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Arabic

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Root
خ ف ر (ḵ f r)
2 terms

Etymology 1.1

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From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפַר (ḥɔp̄ar, to survey, to spy out).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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خَفَرَ (ḵafara) I (non-past يَخْفِرُ (yaḵfiru) or يَخْفُرُ (yaḵfuru), verbal noun خَفْر (ḵafr) or خِفَارَة (ḵifāra) or خُفُور (ḵufūr))

  1. to watch, to guard, to protect
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Etymology 1.2

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Noun

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خَفْر (ḵafrm

  1. verbal noun of خَفَرَ (ḵafara, to watch, to protect) (form I): watching, guarding
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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خَفَر (ḵafarm

  1. guard detachment, escort
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Etymology 2.1

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Root
خ ف ر (ḵ f r)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Compare Biblical Hebrew חָפֵר (ḥɔp̄er, to be ashamed).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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خَفِرَ (ḵafira) I (non-past يَخْفَرُ (yaḵfaru), verbal noun خَفَر (ḵafar) or خَفَارَة (ḵafāra))

  1. to be shy
Usage notes
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  • Most authorities assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used.
Conjugation
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Etymology 2.2

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Noun

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خَفَر (ḵafarm

  1. verbal noun of خَفَر (ḵafar, to be shy) (form I): shyness, timidity
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Etymology 2.3

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Adjective

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خَفِر (ḵafir) (feminine خَفِرَة (ḵafira))

  1. shy, timid, embarrassed
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References

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