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

Definitions

  1. bus; streetcar

Ancestry of “حافلة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحفلto gather, to assemble; to rain violently; to...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic حفل →
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