غفير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root غ ف ر (ḡ-f-r).
Adjective
غَفِير • (ḡafīr)
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{{rfdef}}.- جَمْعٌ غَفِيرٌ ― jamʿun ḡafīrun ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Noun
غَفِير • (ḡafīr) m (plural غُفَرَاء (ḡufarāʾ) or غِفْرَان (ḡifrān))
- watchman, caretaker
Declension
Declension of noun غَفِير (ḡafīr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غَفِير ḡafīr | الْغَفِير al-ḡafīr | غَفِير ḡafīr |
| Nominative | غَفِيرٌ ḡafīrun | الْغَفِيرُ al-ḡafīru | غَفِيرُ ḡafīru |
| Accusative | غَفِيرًا ḡafīran | الْغَفِيرَ al-ḡafīra | غَفِيرَ ḡafīra |
| Genitive | غَفِيرٍ ḡafīrin | الْغَفِيرِ al-ḡafīri | غَفِيرِ ḡafīri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | غَفِيرَيْن ḡafīrayn | الْغَفِيرَيْن al-ḡafīrayn | غَفِيرَيْ ḡafīray |
| Nominative | غَفِيرَانِ ḡafīrāni | الْغَفِيرَانِ al-ḡafīrāni | غَفِيرَا ḡafīrā |
| Accusative | غَفِيرَيْنِ ḡafīrayni | الْغَفِيرَيْنِ al-ḡafīrayni | غَفِيرَيْ ḡafīray |
| Genitive | غَفِيرَيْنِ ḡafīrayni | الْغَفِيرَيْنِ al-ḡafīrayni | غَفِيرَيْ ḡafīray |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غُفَرَاء; غِفْرَان ḡufarāʾ; ḡifrān | الْغُفَرَاء; الْغِفْرَان al-ḡufarāʾ; al-ḡifrān | غُفَرَاء; غِفْرَان ḡufarāʾ; ḡifrān |
| Nominative | غُفَرَاءُ; غِفْرَانٌ ḡufarāʾu; ḡifrānun | الْغُفَرَاءُ; الْغِفْرَانُ al-ḡufarāʾu; al-ḡifrānu | غُفَرَاءُ; غِفْرَانُ ḡufarāʾu; ḡifrānu |
| Accusative | غُفَرَاءَ; غِفْرَانًا ḡufarāʾa; ḡifrānan | الْغُفَرَاءَ; الْغِفْرَانَ al-ḡufarāʾa; al-ḡifrāna | غُفَرَاءَ; غِفْرَانَ ḡufarāʾa; ḡifrāna |
| Genitive | غُفَرَاءَ; غِفْرَانٍ ḡufarāʾa; ḡifrānin | الْغُفَرَاءِ; الْغِفْرَانِ al-ḡufarāʾi; al-ḡifrāni | غُفَرَاءِ; غِفْرَانِ ḡufarāʾi; ḡifrāni |
References
- Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “غفير”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “غفير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN