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ظرف
ظرف
Arabic
Noun
ظَرْف • (ẓarf) m (plural ظُرُوف (ẓurūf))
- vessel, container, receptacle
- metal saucer
- box, pasteboard box, purse, bag
- egg cup
- envelope
- case
- cover
- (grammar) adverb, adverbial expression denoting place or time
- wit, sagacity
- gracefulness, elegance, culture
Declension
Declension of noun ظَرْف (ẓarf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ظَرْف ẓarf |
الظَّرْف aẓ-ẓarf |
ظَرْف ẓarf |
| Nominative | ظَرْفٌ ẓarfun |
الظَّرْفُ aẓ-ẓarfu |
ظَرْفُ ẓarfu |
| Accusative | ظَرْفًا ẓarfan |
الظَّرْفَ aẓ-ẓarfa |
ظَرْفَ ẓarfa |
| Genitive | ظَرْفٍ ẓarfin |
الظَّرْفِ aẓ-ẓarfi |
ظَرْفِ ẓarfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ظَرْفَيْن ẓarfayn |
الظَّرْفَيْن aẓ-ẓarfayn |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| Nominative | ظَرْفَانِ ẓarfāni |
الظَّرْفَانِ aẓ-ẓarfāni |
ظَرْفَا ẓarfā |
| Accusative | ظَرْفَيْنِ ẓarfayni |
الظَّرْفَيْنِ aẓ-ẓarfayni |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| Genitive | ظَرْفَيْنِ ẓarfayni |
الظَّرْفَيْنِ aẓ-ẓarfayni |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ظُرُوف ẓurūf |
الظُّرُوف aẓ-ẓurūf |
ظُرُوف ẓurūf |
| Nominative | ظُرُوفٌ ẓurūfun |
الظُّرُوفُ aẓ-ẓurūfu |
ظُرُوفُ ẓurūfu |
| Accusative | ظُرُوفًا ẓurūfan |
الظُّرُوفَ aẓ-ẓurūfa |
ظُرُوفَ ẓurūfa |
| Genitive | ظُرُوفٍ ẓurūfin |
الظُّرُوفِ aẓ-ẓurūfi |
ظُرُوفِ ẓurūfi |
References
- “ظرف” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظرف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen