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مِلَفّ
file /miˈlaff/
nounA2#1263 most common
Also: folder, dossier, case file
Example sentences
هٰذا مِلَفّ مُهِمّ.
This is an important file.
أَيْنَ مِلَفّي الأزرق؟
Where is my blue folder?
حَفِظْتُ المِلَفَّ على الحاسوب.
I saved the file on the computer.
طَلَبَ المُديرُ مِلَفَّ المُوَظَّفِ الجَديد.
The manager asked for the new employee's file.
راجَعَتِ المُحامِيَةُ كُلَّ وَثيقةٍ في المِلَفِّ قَبلَ الجَلسة.
The lawyer reviewed every document in the dossier before the hearing.
أُغلِقَ المِلَفُّ الأمنيُّ بعدَ سنواتٍ من التحقيقِ دونَ التوصُّلِ إلى نتيجةٍ حاسمة.
The security file was closed after years of investigation without reaching a decisive conclusion.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِلَفٌّ | مِلَفّاتٌ |
| Genitive | مِلَفٍّ | مِلَفّاتٍ |
| Accusative | مِلَفّاً | مِلَفّاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مِلَفُّ | يا مِلَفّاتُ |
Word family
لَفَّto wrap, wind, roll up
لِفافةwrapper, wrapping
مَلْفوفwrapped, rolled
مِلَفّاتfiles, folders (plural)
اِلتَفَّto coil, wind around
Etymology
مِلَفّ comes from the triliteral root ل ف ف, which means to wrap, fold, or wind. The miCaCC pattern builds nouns of instrument or place, so the word names the thing that wraps loose papers together. Modern Arabic extends it from a paper folder to an administrative dossier and to a computer file.
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