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قَفَز
to jump /ˈqa.fa.za/
verbA2#1295 most common
Also: to leap, to hop, to spring
Example sentences
قَفَزَ الوَلَدُ.
The boy jumped.
قَفَزَ القِطُّ فَوْقَ الطّاوِلَةِ.
The cat jumped over the table.
قَفَزَ اللّاعِبُ عالِياً لِيُسَجِّلَ هَدَفاً.
The player jumped high to score a goal.
قَفَزَتِ الفَتاةُ مِنَ الفَرَحِ عِنْدَما سَمِعَتِ الخَبَرَ.
The girl jumped for joy when she heard the news.
قَفَزَتْ أَسْعارُ النِّفْطِ بِشَكْلٍ مُفاجِئٍ هذا الأُسْبوعَ.
Oil prices jumped suddenly this week.
قَفَزَ المُتَسابِقُ فَوْقَ الحاجِزِ بِرَشاقَةٍ مُتَناهِيَةٍ رَغْمَ إِرْهاقِهِ الشَّديدِ.
The competitor leapt over the hurdle with great grace despite his severe exhaustion.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَقْفِزُ | قَفَزْتُ | سَأَقْفِزُ |
| 2sg | تَقْفِزُ | قَفَزْتَ | سَتَقْفِزُ |
| 3sg | يَقْفِزُ | قَفَزَ | سَيَقْفِزُ |
| 1pl | نَقْفِزُ | قَفَزْنا | سَنَقْفِزُ |
| 2pl | تَقْفِزونَ | قَفَزْتُمْ | سَتَقْفِزونَ |
| 3pl | يَقْفِزونَ | قَفَزوا | سَيَقْفِزونَ |
Word family
قَفْزjumping (verbal noun)
قَفْزَةa jump, a leap
قافِزjumping, jumper
تَقافَزَto jump about, to leap around
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root q-f-z, which carries the sense of jumping and leaping. It is a Form I verb on the faʿala pattern. As a Semitic word it has no Indo-European origin, so no Proto-Indo-European root applies.
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