زحافة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ز ح ف (z-ḥ-f) meaning “to crawl” in the base stem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaħ.ħaː.fa/
Noun
زَحَّافَة • (zaḥḥāfa) f (plural زَحَّافَات (zaḥḥāfāt))
- “crawler” (any creature perceived as crawling, or as evening out the ground)
- reptile
- ski
- sled, sleigh
- snowplow
- excavator
Declension
Declension of noun زَحَّافَة (zaḥḥāfa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَحَّافَة zaḥḥāfa | الزَّحَّافَة az-zaḥḥāfa | زَحَّافَة zaḥḥāfat |
Nominative | زَحَّافَةٌ zaḥḥāfatun | الزَّحَّافَةُ az-zaḥḥāfatu | زَحَّافَةُ zaḥḥāfatu |
Accusative | زَحَّافَةً zaḥḥāfatan | الزَّحَّافَةَ az-zaḥḥāfata | زَحَّافَةَ zaḥḥāfata |
Genitive | زَحَّافَةٍ zaḥḥāfatin | الزَّحَّافَةِ az-zaḥḥāfati | زَحَّافَةِ zaḥḥāfati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَحَّافَتَيْن zaḥḥāfatayn | الزَّحَّافَتَيْن az-zaḥḥāfatayn | زَحَّافَتَيْ zaḥḥāfatay |
Nominative | زَحَّافَتَانِ zaḥḥāfatāni | الزَّحَّافَتَانِ az-zaḥḥāfatāni | زَحَّافَتَا zaḥḥāfatā |
Accusative | زَحَّافَتَيْنِ zaḥḥāfatayni | الزَّحَّافَتَيْنِ az-zaḥḥāfatayni | زَحَّافَتَيْ zaḥḥāfatay |
Genitive | زَحَّافَتَيْنِ zaḥḥāfatayni | الزَّحَّافَتَيْنِ az-zaḥḥāfatayni | زَحَّافَتَيْ zaḥḥāfatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَحَّافَات zaḥḥāfāt | الزَّحَّافَات az-zaḥḥāfāt | زَحَّافَات zaḥḥāfāt |
Nominative | زَحَّافَاتٌ zaḥḥāfātun | الزَّحَّافَاتُ az-zaḥḥāfātu | زَحَّافَاتُ zaḥḥāfātu |
Accusative | زَحَّافَاتٍ zaḥḥāfātin | الزَّحَّافَاتِ az-zaḥḥāfāti | زَحَّافَاتِ zaḥḥāfāti |
Genitive | زَحَّافَاتٍ zaḥḥāfātin | الزَّحَّافَاتِ az-zaḥḥāfāti | زَحَّافَاتِ zaḥḥāfāti |
See also
- جَرَّافَة (jarrāfa, “something that sweeps”)