Where does “حافلة” come from?
حافلة (Arabic) comes from Arabic حفل, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
حافلة (Arabic): bus; streetcar
Ancestry of “حافلة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حفل | to gather, to assemble; to rain violently; to... |
| 2 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 3 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |