Arabic vocabulary
حَفَّsurround
How to say “surround” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فيحفونهم بأجنحتهم إلى السماء الدنيا،
They surround them with their wings up to the lowest heaven.
فَيَحُفُّونَهُم — They surround them. This is 'so' plus a present verb 'encircle / hem in', sound masculine plural ('-una' = 'they'), with '-hum' = 'them' as object — 'so they surround them'. Verb, subject, and object ride in one word. It pairs with the means next.
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