"خافور" meaning in Arabic

See خافور in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xaː.fuːr/
Etymology: Bears a pattern indicative of Aramaic borrowing, apparently from a derivation of the cognate to Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara, “to dig”) not attested as a plant name in Aramaic. Etymology templates: {{bor|ar|arc|-}} Aramaic, {{m+|ar|حَفَرَ|t=to dig}} Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara, “to dig”) Head templates: {{ar-noun|خَافُور|m}} خَافُور • (ḵāfūr) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|خَافُور}} Forms: خَافُور [canonical], ḵāfūr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], خَافُور [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْخَافُور [definite, informal, singular, triptote], خَافُور [construct, informal, singular, triptote], خَافُورٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْخَافُورُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], خَافُورُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], خَافُورًا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْخَافُورَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], خَافُورَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], خَافُورٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْخَافُورِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], خَافُورِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. various grasses
    Schismus barbatus, an abundant grazing plant
    Sense id: en-خافور-ar-noun-eoDv95oM Categories (other): Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Grasses Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 18 20 18 25 18 Disambiguation of Grasses: 18 22 18 22 18
  2. various grasses
    Melanocenchris abyssinica
    Sense id: en-خافور-ar-noun-DTFdYhmd Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 10 38 10 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 18 20 18 25 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 41 8 36 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 44 6 37 6 Disambiguation of Grasses: 18 22 18 22 18
  3. various grasses
    Cutandia dichotoma
    Sense id: en-خافور-ar-noun-MxZQynqp Categories (other): Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Grasses Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 18 20 18 25 18 Disambiguation of Grasses: 18 22 18 22 18
  4. various grasses
    Hordeum murinum syn. Hordeum glaucum
    Sense id: en-خافور-ar-noun-QjK8SjYq Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 10 38 10 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 18 20 18 25 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 41 8 36 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 44 6 37 6 Disambiguation of Grasses: 18 22 18 22 18
  5. various grasses
    Sense id: en-خافور-ar-noun-3co-PdqF Categories (other): Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Grasses Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 18 20 18 25 18 Disambiguation of Grasses: 18 22 18 22 18
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          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
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          "text": "خَافُور: قيل هو نبات المَرْو، وقيل هو نوع من الحبق المعروف بطرطور الحاجب، وهذا مذهب أهل البصرة، ابن البندى: هو النبات المدعر بالقَبْساطة، نوع من الشيلم، وكلاهما يسمى الخافور، في ش، مع الشيلم.",
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          "ref": "a. 1248, ابن البيطار [Ibn al-Bayṭār], الجامع لمفردات الأدوية والأغذية [De simplicibus medicinis opus magnum]:",
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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "1179, أبو الخير الإشبيلي http://www.filaha.org/author_khayr.html Abū al-Ḵayr al-ʾIšbīliyy, edited by Joaquín Bustamante, Federico Corriente y Mohand Tilmatine, كتاب عمدة الطبيب في معرفة النبات لكل لبيب [Libro base del médico para el conocimiento de la botánica por todo experto] (Fuentes Arábico-Hispanas), volume I, Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, published 2004, page 177",
          "text": "خَافُور: قيل هو نبات المَرْو، وقيل هو نوع من الحبق المعروف بطرطور الحاجب، وهذا مذهب أهل البصرة، ابن البندى: هو النبات المدعر بالقَبْساطة، نوع من الشيلم، وكلاهما يسمى الخافور، في ش، مع الشيلم.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "De simplicibus medicinis opus magnum",
          "ref": "a. 1248, ابن البيطار [Ibn al-Bayṭār], الجامع لمفردات الأدوية والأغذية [De simplicibus medicinis opus magnum]:",
          "roman": "Ibn al-Bayṭār",
          "text": "خافور: زعم قوم أنه المر والعريض (var. المرو العريض) الورق (var. −الورق) الذي يتخذ عندنا بالأندلس في الحور (var. الدور)، وسنذكره بأنواعه في حرف الميم، والخافور أيضاً عند أهل مصر هو الخرطال الذي يكون في الشعير وسنذكره فيما بعد. قال أبو حنيفة: هو نبات له حب تجمعه النمل في بيوتها.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "various grasses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grasses",
          "grasses"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xaː.fuːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "خافور"
}

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