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pit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥufrah
- Arabizi
7ufra- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- حُفَرٌ ḥufar
- Root
- ح ف ر
Other meanings
- نَوْبَة nawbah — pit (of fruit) · the stone inside fruit
How to use it
"Pit" refers to a deep hole in the ground or the stone inside fruit. It is a feminine noun in Arabic. Use it with the definite article "ال" when specific, e.g., "الحُفْرَة".
Example sentences
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وَجَدْتُ حُفْرَةً عَمِيقَةً فِي الحَقْلِ.
Wajadtu ḥufratan ʿamīqatan fī al-ḥaqli.
I found a deep pit in the field.
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قَطَعَتِ البَطَّةُ النَوْبَةَ وَأَكَلَتِ البِذْرَ.
Qaṭaʿat al-baṭṭatu al-nawbah wa akalat al-bidhra.
The duck cracked the pit and ate the seed.
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تَجَنَّبْتُ الحُفْرَةَ لِأَنَّها سَكَبَتْ المَاءَ.
Tajannabtu al-ḥufrah li-anna-hā sakabat al-māʾa.
I avoided the pit because it leaked water.
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.
I dug a pit.
حفرت حفرة.
You fall into a pit! --More--
لقد وقعت في حفرة! --المزيد--
slain were the Men of the Pit,
« قتل » لعن « أصحاب الأخدود » الشق في الأرض.
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
« قتل » لعن « أصحاب الأخدود » الشق في الأرض.
Role of ex-combatants in pit-sawing
دور المقاتلين السابقين في نشر الأخشاب
the people of the pit were destroyed
« قتل » لعن « أصحاب الأخدود » الشق في الأرض.
The companions of the pit were killed
« قتل » لعن « أصحاب الأخدود » الشق في الأرض.
Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
ورجع رأوبين الى البئر واذا يوسف ليس في البئر. فمزّق ثيابه.
and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
واخذوه وطرحوه في البئر. واما البئر فكانت فارغة ليس فيها ماء
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
واخذوه وطرحوه في البئر. واما البئر فكانت فارغة ليس فيها ماء
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
ورجع رأوبين الى البئر واذا يوسف ليس في البئر. فمزّق ثيابه.
He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.
ففتح بئر الهاوية فصعد دخان من البئر كدخان أتون عظيم فاظلمت الشمس والجو من دخان البئر.
Questions and answers
Can "pit" be used figuratively?
Yes, it can mean a difficult situation, e.g., "in a pit of despair" = "في حُفْرَةِ اليأس".
What is the plural of "pit"?
The plural is "حُفَر" (ḥufar).
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