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قَفْز
jumping /ˈqafz/
nounB1#2072 most common
Also: leaping, hopping, vaulting
Example sentences
القَفْز مُمتِع.
Jumping is fun.
أُحِبُّ القَفْز في الماء.
I like jumping into the water.
القَفْز بالحبل رياضة جيدة للقلب.
Rope jumping is good exercise for the heart.
يَحتاج القَفْز بالمظلات إلى شجاعة كبيرة.
Skydiving requires great courage.
مُنِعَ اللاعِب من المتابعة بسبب قَفْزِه فوق الحاجز بشكل خاطئ.
The player was stopped from continuing because he jumped over the barrier incorrectly.
يعتمد القَفْز الناجح على التوقيت الدقيق وقوة الدفع في اللحظة الأخيرة.
Successful jumping depends on precise timing and on the force of the push at the final moment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَفْزٌ | قَفَزاتٌ |
| Genitive | قَفْزٍ | قَفَزاتٍ |
| Accusative | قَفْزاً | قَفَزاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا قَفْزُ | يا قَفَزاتُ |
Word family
قَفَزَto jump, to leap
قَفْزةa jump, a single leap
قافِزjumper
تَقافَزَto leap about, to jump around
مَقْفِزplace of jumping
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic triliteral root ق-ف-ز, which carries the sense of springing or leaping upward. The noun follows the فَعْل pattern, a common template for verbal nouns naming the act of a verb. It names the action of the verb قَفَزَ, to jump.
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