Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ض ف ر
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic ضَفَّرَ (ḍaffara).

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Verb

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ضَفَّر (ḍaffar) II (non-past يِضَفِّر (yiḍaffir))

  1. to braid; to arrange (hair) in braids.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ضفر (ḍaffar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضفرت (ḍaffart) ضفرت (ḍaffart) ضفر (ḍaffar) ضفرنا (ḍaffarna) ضفرتوا (ḍaffartu) ضفروا (ḍaffaru)
f ضفرتي (ḍaffarti) ضفرت (ḍaffarat)
non-past m أضفر (ʔaḍaffir) تضفر (tiḍaffir) يضفر (yiḍaffir) نضفر (niḍaffir) تضفروا (tiḍaffiru) يضفروا (yiḍaffiru)
f تضفري (tiḍaffiri) تضفر (tiḍaffir)
imperative m ضفر (ḍaffir) ضفروا (ḍaffiru)
f ضفري (ḍaffiri)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr).

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Noun

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ضفر (ḍfur, ḍfarm (plural ضفار (ḍfār) or ضفران (ḍufrān))

  1. nail (of finger or toe)
    ضفراني كيضروني بالزاف حيت لعبت الكورة البارح بكوداسة مدرحة.
    ḍufrāni kayḍurrūni bizzāf ḥīt lʕabt el-kūra l-bāreḥ b-kūdāsa mdarrḥa.
    My toenails hurt a lot because I played football last night with fake football boots.
    ما تاكليش ضفرك، كبرتي على داك الشي.
    ma tāklīši ḍuferki, kburti ʕla dāk eš-ši.
    Don't bite your nail, you are too old for that.
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