hadafa

aim, intend

هَدَفَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ه د ف

Forms

Present
يَهْدِفُ

In the library

والحديث عن الأطلال يقودنا إلى الكلام عن الغزل عند عنترة الذي هو غزل عذري يعني بالمرأة من خلقها وصفاتها ويعني بها كمثال كما يهدف إلى التغني بجمال نفسها:

The Seven Hanging Odes, with Commentary, page 266 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ هَدَفَيَهْدِفُ—
she هِيَ هَدَفَتتَهْدِفُ—
they two (m.) هُما هَدَفايَهْدِفانِ—
they two (f.) هُما هَدَفَتاتَهْدِفانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ هَدَفُوايَهْدِفُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ هَدَفْنَيَهْدِفْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ هَدَفْتَتَهْدِفُاِهْدِفْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ هَدَفْتِتَهْدِفِينَاِهْدِفِي
you two أَنْتُما هَدَفْتُماتَهْدِفانِاِهْدِفَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ هَدَفْتُمتَهْدِفُونَاِهْدِفُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ هَدَفْتُنَّتَهْدِفْنَاِهْدِفْنَ
I أَنا هَدَفْتُأَهْدِفُ—
we نَحْنُ هَدَفْنانَهْدِفُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • اِسْتَهْدَفَ Form X He became a هَدَف, or butt
    He became a هَدَف, or butt. (Har, p. 65.) See رَتِيمَةٌ.
  • هَدَفٌ A high or lofty building
    A high or lofty building: see صَدَفٌ.

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