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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
hippopotamus

فرس النهر ج أفراس النهر‏

فَرَسُ النَّهْرِ ج أَفْراسُ النَّهْرِ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: passive
Lesson: 19
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فَعَلٌ
Root: فرس
Subject: Animals and plants

Sample sentences:

‫فَرَسُ النَّهْرِ حَيَوانٌ عاشِبٌ أيْ أَنَّهُ يأكُلُ العُشْبَ (Gras) فَقَطْ‬

‫فَرَسُ النَّهْرِ عَديمُ الشَّعْرِ (Haar)‬