delete in Arabic: حذف (ḥadhafa) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

The verb “delete” is rendered by the Arabic verb « حَذَفَ ». It is a regular Form I verb; the past third‑person masculine is حَذَفَ, the present is يَحْذُفُ. Use it for removing text, files, or data.

Example sentences

يَجِبُ أَنْ تَحْذُفَ هَذِهِ السُّطُورَ مِنَ المِلَفِّ.

yajibu an taḥdhifa hādhihi al-ṣuṭūra mina al-milaffi.

You should delete these lines from the file.
قُمْ بِحَذْفِ البَرَامِجِ الَّتِي لا تَسْتَخْدِمُهَا.

qom bi-ḥadhfi al-barāmiji allatī lā tastakhdimuha.

Delete the programs you don’t use.
سَأُحْذِفُ الرِّسَالَةَ بَعْدَ قِرَاءَتِهَا.

saʾuḥdhifu al-risālah baʿda qirāʾatiha.

I will delete the message after reading it.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Delete Tag

حذف بطاقةEdit Tag Properties

Delete text

حذف النص

Delete File

احذف ملف

Delete Layer

احذف طبقة

Delete Nodes

احذف العقد

Delete Corner

احذف زاوية

Delete segment

احذف قطعة

Delete Playlist

احذف قائمة التشغيل

Delete Attributes

احذف الصفات

Delete Permanently

حذف دائم

Delete Smart Playlist

احذف قائمة التشغيل الذكية

Delete connection point

احذف نقطة الإتصال

Questions and answers

Is there a difference between “delete” and “remove”?

“Delete” implies erasing from storage, while “remove” can mean taking away physically; both translate to حذف in many contexts.

How do I form the present tense?

Add the prefix يَ‑ to the verb: يَحْذُفُ (he deletes).

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