هفوة

هفوة

Arabic

Root
ه ف و‎ (h-f-w)

Etymology

Instance noun from هَفَا‎ (hafā, “to fall”), from the root ه ف و‎ (h-f-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haf.wa/

Noun

هَفْوَة • (hafwa) f (plural هَفَوَات‎ (hafawāt))

1. an oversight, a slip, a slight mistake, a goof

   Synonyms: سَقْطَة‎ (saqṭa), زَلَّة‎ (zalla), غَلْطَة‎ (ḡalṭa)

Declension

Declension of noun هَفْوَة (hafwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفْوَة hafwa	الْهَفْوَة‎ al-hafwa	هَفْوَة hafwat
Nominative	هَفْوَةٌ hafwatun	الْهَفْوَةُ‎ al-hafwatu	هَفْوَةُ hafwatu
Accusative	هَفْوَةً hafwatan	الْهَفْوَةَ‎ al-hafwata	هَفْوَةَ hafwata
Genitive	هَفْوَةٍ hafwatin	الْهَفْوَةِ‎ al-hafwati	هَفْوَةِ hafwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفْوَتَيْن‎ hafwatayn	الْهَفْوَتَيْن‎ al-hafwatayn	هَفْوَتَيْ‎ hafwatay
Nominative	هَفْوَتَانِ‎ hafwatāni	الْهَفْوَتَانِ‎ al-hafwatāni	هَفْوَتَا‎ hafwatā
Accusative	هَفْوَتَيْنِ‎ hafwatayni	الْهَفْوَتَيْنِ‎ al-hafwatayni	هَفْوَتَيْ‎ hafwatay
Genitive	هَفْوَتَيْنِ‎ hafwatayni	الْهَفْوَتَيْنِ‎ al-hafwatayni	هَفْوَتَيْ‎ hafwatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَفَوَات‎ hafawāt	الْهَفَوَات‎ al-hafawāt	هَفَوَات‎ hafawāt
Nominative	هَفَوَاتٌ‎ hafawātun	الْهَفَوَاتُ‎ al-hafawātu	هَفَوَاتُ‎ hafawātu
Accusative	هَفَوَاتٍ‎ hafawātin	الْهَفَوَاتِ‎ al-hafawāti	هَفَوَاتِ‎ hafawāti
Genitive	هَفَوَاتٍ‎ hafawātin	الْهَفَوَاتِ‎ al-hafawāti	هَفَوَاتِ‎ hafawāti

Descendants

• Urdu: ہَفْوَۃ‎