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خفاش
خفاش
Arabic
Noun
خُفَّاش • (ḵuffāš) m (plural خَفَافِيش (ḵafāfīš))
- bat (winged animal)
Declension
Declension of noun خُفَّاش (ḵuffāš)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خُفَّاش ḵuffāš |
الْخُفَّاش al-ḵuffāš |
خُفَّاش ḵuffāš |
| Nominative | خُفَّاشٌ ḵuffāšun |
الْخُفَّاشُ al-ḵuffāšu |
خُفَّاشُ ḵuffāšu |
| Accusative | خُفَّاشًا ḵuffāšan |
الْخُفَّاشَ al-ḵuffāša |
خُفَّاشَ ḵuffāša |
| Genitive | خُفَّاشٍ ḵuffāšin |
الْخُفَّاشِ al-ḵuffāši |
خُفَّاشِ ḵuffāši |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | خُفَّاشَيْن ḵuffāšayn |
الْخُفَّاشَيْن al-ḵuffāšayn |
خُفَّاشَيْ ḵuffāšay |
| Nominative | خُفَّاشَانِ ḵuffāšāni |
الْخُفَّاشَانِ al-ḵuffāšāni |
خُفَّاشَا ḵuffāšā |
| Accusative | خُفَّاشَيْنِ ḵuffāšayni |
الْخُفَّاشَيْنِ al-ḵuffāšayni |
خُفَّاشَيْ ḵuffāšay |
| Genitive | خُفَّاشَيْنِ ḵuffāšayni |
الْخُفَّاشَيْنِ al-ḵuffāšayni |
خُفَّاشَيْ ḵuffāšay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خَفَافِيش ḵafāfīš |
الْخَفَافِيش al-ḵafāfīš |
خَفَافِيش ḵafāfīš |
| Nominative | خَفَافِيشُ ḵafāfīšu |
الْخَفَافِيشُ al-ḵafāfīšu |
خَفَافِيشُ ḵafāfīšu |
| Accusative | خَفَافِيشَ ḵafāfīša |
الْخَفَافِيشَ al-ḵafāfīša |
خَفَافِيشَ ḵafāfīša |
| Genitive | خَفَافِيشَ ḵafāfīša |
الْخَفَافِيشِ al-ḵafāfīši |
خَفَافِيشِ ḵafāfīši |
Synonyms
- خنفوش
- خفدود
- وطواط
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xuˈfːaːʃ/
Noun
خُفَّاش • (ḵuffāš) m (plural خَفَافيش (ḵafāfīš))
- bat (winged animal)
Persian

یک خفاش
A bat
A bat
Etymology
From Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [xofːˈɒːʃ]
Noun
خفاش • (xoffâš) (plural خفاشان (xoffâšân) or خفاشها (xoffâš-hâ))
- bat (small, winged animal)
Synonyms
- (small, winged mammal): شبکور (šab-kur), شبپره (šab-pare)