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)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |