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حافَة
edge /ˈħaː.fa/
nounB1#2430 most common
Also: brink, rim, verge
Example sentences
الكتابُ على حافةِ الطاولةِ.
The book is on the edge of the table.
وقفَ الطفلُ عند حافةِ المسبح.
The child stood at the edge of the pool.
سارت السيارةُ بالقرب من حافةِ الطريق.
The car drove close to the edge of the road.
جلسنا على حافةِ الجرفِ نشاهد الغروب.
We sat on the edge of the cliff watching the sunset.
تآكلت حافةُ الكتابِ القديمِ بسبب كثرة الاستخدام.
The edge of the old book had worn away from heavy use.
تقفُ البلادُ على حافةِ أزمةٍ اقتصاديةٍ خطيرة.
The country stands on the brink of a serious economic crisis.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حافةٌ | حافاتٌ |
| Genitive | حافةٍ | حافاتٍ |
| Accusative | حافةً | حافاتٍ |
| Vocative | حافةُ | حافاتُ |
Word family
حافةedge, brink, verge (singular)
حافاتedges, brinks (regular plural)
حوافedges, rims (broken plural)
حَوْفborder region, edge (older/dialectal form)
Etymology
حافة comes from the hollow Semitic root ح-و-ف, which carries the sense of a border or verge. In this noun pattern the middle radical و surfaces as a long ا, the same shift seen in باب (door) from ب-و-ب. The broken plural حواف keeps the و visible, which confirms the root.
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