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verb
ħφερ
[ħfɛr]
dig (hole)
[ħfɛr]
dig (hole)
Rhodes Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), from the root ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r), related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar- Notes
3ps. imperfect: ιħφιρ
Compare Egyptian حفر (ḥafar), Gulf Arabic حِفَر (ḥifar), Maltese ħaffer, Classical Syriac ܚܦܰܪ (ḥəp̱ar), Hebrew חָפַר (khafár), Mehri ʿāfōr, Shehri ʿɔ́fɔ́r, Ge'ez ቀፈረ (ḳäfärä), Amharic ቈፈረ (ḳʷäffärä), Tigrinya ቈፈረ (ḳʷäfärä), Sebat Bet Gurage ቆፈረ (ḳoffärä)
From Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), from the root ح ف ر (ḥ-f-r), related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar- Notes
3ps. imperfect: ιħφιρ
Compare Egyptian حفر (ḥafar), Gulf Arabic حِفَر (ḥifar), Maltese ħaffer, Classical Syriac ܚܦܰܪ (ḥəp̱ar), Hebrew חָפַר (khafár), Mehri ʿāfōr, Shehri ʿɔ́fɔ́r, Ge'ez ቀፈረ (ḳäfärä), Amharic ቈፈረ (ḳʷäffärä), Tigrinya ቈፈረ (ḳʷäfärä), Sebat Bet Gurage ቆፈረ (ḳoffärä)
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