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حَفْل
celebration /ˈħafl/
nounA1#607 most common
Also: ceremony, party, gala
Example sentences
هٰذا حَفْلٌ كَبيرٌ.
This is a big celebration.
ذَهَبْتُ إلى حَفْلِ صَديقي.
I went to my friend's celebration.
كانَ حَفْلُ الزَّفافِ جَميلاً جِدّاً.
The wedding ceremony was very beautiful.
حَضَرَ آلافُ المُعْجَبينَ حَفْلَ المُغَنّي الشَّهيرِ في القاهِرَةِ.
Thousands of fans attended the famous singer's concert in Cairo.
أُقيمَ حَفْلُ تَخَرُّجِنا في قاعَةٍ فاخِرَةٍ، وأَلْقى العَميدُ كَلِمَةً مُؤَثِّرَةً.
Our graduation ceremony was held in a luxurious hall, and the dean gave a moving speech.
ما كانَ حَفْلُ الاسْتِقْبالِ، في جَوْهَرِهِ، إلّا طَقْساً سِياسِيّاً تَتَوارى خَلْفَ بَهْرَجَتِهِ حِساباتٌ مُعَقَّدَةٌ.
The reception, in essence, was nothing but a political ritual behind whose pomp complex calculations hid.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَفْلٌ | حُفُولٌ |
| Genitive | حَفْلٍ | حُفُولٍ |
| Accusative | حَفْلاً | حُفُولاً |
| Vocative | يا حَفْلُ | يا حُفُولُ |
Word family
حَفْلةparty, celebration (feminine)
اِحْتِفالcelebration, festivity
اِحْتَفَلَto celebrate
حافِلfull, crowded, packedمَحْفِلassembly, gathering, forum
Etymology
Arabic حَفْل derives from the triliteral root ح-ف-ل, which carries the sense of gathering, assembling, and being full. The verb حَفَلَ means to gather or to be abundant. The noun narrowed to a gathering held for a festive purpose: a celebration or ceremony.
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