زحف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ز ح ف (z-ḥ-f).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /za.ħa.fa/
Verb
زَحَفَ • (zaḥafa) I, non-past يَزْحَفُ (yazḥafu)
- to creep, to crawl, to grovel
- (military) to advance, to march forward, to “encroach”
Conjugation
Conjugation of
زَحَفَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun زَحْف)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | زَحْف zaḥf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | زَاحِف zāḥif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَزْحُوف mazḥūf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | زَحَفْتُ zaḥaftu | زَحَفْتَ zaḥafta | زَحَفَ zaḥafa | زَحَفْتُمَا zaḥaftumā | زَحَفَا zaḥafā | زَحَفْنَا zaḥafnā | زَحَفْتُمْ zaḥaftum | زَحَفُوا zaḥafū | |||
f | زَحَفْتِ zaḥafti | زَحَفَتْ zaḥafat | زَحَفَتَا zaḥafatā | زَحَفْتُنَّ zaḥaftunna | زَحَفْنَ zaḥafna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع | m | أَزْحَفُ ʾazḥafu | تَزْحَفُ tazḥafu | يَزْحَفُ yazḥafu | تَزْحَفَانِ tazḥafāni | يَزْحَفَانِ yazḥafāni | نَزْحَفُ nazḥafu | تَزْحَفُونَ tazḥafūna | يَزْحَفُونَ yazḥafūna | |||
f | تَزْحَفِينَ tazḥafīna | تَزْحَفُ tazḥafu | تَزْحَفَانِ tazḥafāni | تَزْحَفْنَ tazḥafna | يَزْحَفْنَ yazḥafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَزْحَفَ ʾazḥafa | تَزْحَفَ tazḥafa | يَزْحَفَ yazḥafa | تَزْحَفَا tazḥafā | يَزْحَفَا yazḥafā | نَزْحَفَ nazḥafa | تَزْحَفُوا tazḥafū | يَزْحَفُوا yazḥafū | |||
f | تَزْحَفِي tazḥafī | تَزْحَفَ tazḥafa | تَزْحَفَا tazḥafā | تَزْحَفْنَ tazḥafna | يَزْحَفْنَ yazḥafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَزْحَفْ ʾazḥaf | تَزْحَفْ tazḥaf | يَزْحَفْ yazḥaf | تَزْحَفَا tazḥafā | يَزْحَفَا yazḥafā | نَزْحَفْ nazḥaf | تَزْحَفُوا tazḥafū | يَزْحَفُوا yazḥafū | |||
f | تَزْحَفِي tazḥafī | تَزْحَفْ tazḥaf | تَزْحَفَا tazḥafā | تَزْحَفْنَ tazḥafna | يَزْحَفْنَ yazḥafna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اِزْحَفْ izḥaf | اِزْحَفَا izḥafā | اِزْحَفُوا izḥafū | ||||||||
f | اِزْحَفِي izḥafī | اِزْحَفْنَ izḥafna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | — | — | زُحِفَ zuḥifa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع | m | — | — | يُزْحَفُ yuzḥafu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُزْحَفَ yuzḥafa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُزْحَفْ yuzḥaf | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /zaħf/
Noun
زَحْف • (zaḥf) m (plural زُحُوف (zuḥūf))
- verbal noun of زَحَفَ (zaḥafa) (form I)
- creepage, crawling, groveling
- advancement, march forward, encroachment
- (military) infantry unit
Declension
Declension of noun زَحْف (zaḥf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَحْف zaḥf | الزَّحْف az-zaḥf | زَحْف zaḥf |
Nominative | زَحْفٌ zaḥfun | الزَّحْفُ az-zaḥfu | زَحْفُ zaḥfu |
Accusative | زَحْفًا zaḥfan | الزَّحْفَ az-zaḥfa | زَحْفَ zaḥfa |
Genitive | زَحْفٍ zaḥfin | الزَّحْفِ az-zaḥfi | زَحْفِ zaḥfi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَحْفَيْن zaḥfayn | الزَّحْفَيْن az-zaḥfayn | زَحْفَيْ zaḥfay |
Nominative | زَحْفَانِ zaḥfāni | الزَّحْفَانِ az-zaḥfāni | زَحْفَا zaḥfā |
Accusative | زَحْفَيْنِ zaḥfayni | الزَّحْفَيْنِ az-zaḥfayni | زَحْفَيْ zaḥfay |
Genitive | زَحْفَيْنِ zaḥfayni | الزَّحْفَيْنِ az-zaḥfayni | زَحْفَيْ zaḥfay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زُحُوف zuḥūf | الزُّحُوف az-zuḥūf | زُحُوف zuḥūf |
Nominative | زُحُوفٌ zuḥūfun | الزُّحُوفُ az-zuḥūfu | زُحُوفُ zuḥūfu |
Accusative | زُحُوفًا zuḥūfan | الزُّحُوفَ az-zuḥūfa | زُحُوفَ zuḥūfa |
Genitive | زُحُوفٍ zuḥūfin | الزُّحُوفِ az-zuḥūfi | زُحُوفِ zuḥūfi |