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Dictionary › ح-ف-ل › حَافِلَة
Highlights
Plural
حَافِلَات
Other plural
حَوَافِل
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form II
حَفَّلَ
to gather
حَافِلَة in English
Noun · feminine
- bus; streetcar
مِنَ الْأَرْخَصِ الذَّهَابُ بِالْحَافِلَةِ.It is cheaper to go by bus.
Word origin
Tool noun formed from active participle of حَفَلَ (ḥafala, “to gather”), as حَافِل (ḥāfil, “gatherer (person)”) + ـَة (-a).
Words from the root ح-ف-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَفَلَ
· present يَحْفِلُ
Form I · The plain action
to gather, to assemble (intransitive); to rain violently; to flow in abundance
حَفَّلَ
· present يُحَفِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to gather, to assemble (transitive); to adorn, to decorate
تَحْفِيل
مُحَفِّل
مُحَفَّل
تَحَفَّلَ
· present يَتَحَفَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to engorge
تَحَفُّل
مُتَحَفِّل
مُتَحَفَّل
اِحْتَفَلَ
· present يَحْتَفِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to celebrate; to party, to hold party
اِحْتِفَال
مُحْتَفِل
مُحْتَفَل
gathering
حَافِلَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | حَافِلَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | حَافِلَات |
| Alternative plurals | حَوَافِل |
حَافِلَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
bus
مِنَ الْأَرْخَصِ الذَّهَابُ بِالْحَافِلَةِ.It is cheaper to go by bus.
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