"حفر" meaning in Gulf Arabic

See حفر in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ħəfər/ [Kuwait] Forms: حَفَر [canonical], ḥafar [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|afb|adjective|g=m|g2=f|head=حَفَر|tr=ḥafar}} حَفَر • (ḥafar) m or f
  1. (indeclinable) sleeveless Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-حفر-afb-adj-6yaN92oU Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر: 26 38 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ħəfər/ [Kuwait] Forms: حَفَر [canonical], ḥafar [romanization], حَفَرات [plural]
Head templates: {{head|afb|noun|plural|حَفَرات|f1tr=ḥafarāt|g=m|head=حَفَر|tr=ḥafar}} حَفَر • (ḥafar) m (plural حَفَرات (ḥafarāt))
  1. sleeveless shirt
    Sense id: en-حفر-afb-noun-lTxWPf4m Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر, Clothing Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Clothing: 8 55 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ħɪfər/ [Kuwait] Forms: حِفَر [canonical], ḥifar [romanization], يَحْفِر [imperfective], يِحْفِر [imperfective]
Etymology: From Classical Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), from Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-. Etymology templates: {{afb-root|ح ف ر}}, {{inh|afb|ar|حَفَرَ}} Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), {{inh|afb|sem-pro|*ḥapar-}} Proto-Semitic *ḥapar- Head templates: {{head|afb|verb|imperfective|يَحْفِر|or|يِحْفِر|f1tr=yaḥfir|f2tr=yiḥfir|head=حِفَر|tr=ḥifar}} حِفَر • (ḥifar) (imperfective يَحْفِر (yaḥfir) or يِحْفِر (yiḥfir))
  1. to dig
    Sense id: en-حفر-afb-verb-Dmbqc2e4 Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic terms belonging to the root ح ف ر: 26 38 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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