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))

1. “crawler” (any creature perceived as crawling, or as evening out the ground)
   1. reptile
   2. ski
   3. sled, sleigh
   4. snowplow
   5. excavator

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

Declension of noun زَحَّافَة (zaḥḥāfa)

See also

• جَرَّافَة (jarrāfa, “something that sweeps”)