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Meaning of حفنة in English and Arabic

حفنةحُفْنَة - اسم

1) handful - noun

  ∘ Meaning of handful in Arabic and English:

الحفنة الحُفْنَةُ هيهِيَ ملء الكف مِلْءُ الكَفِّ منمِنْ شيء ماشَيْءٍ مَا

[countable] handful (of something) the amount of something that can be held in one hand

  ∘ plural of handful in Arabic

حفنات حُفُنَات / حفن حُفَن / حفناتحُفْنَات

  ∘ Example of handful in Arabic and English

أضف أَضِفْ حفنةحُفْنَةَ دقيقدَقِيْقٍ

Add a handful of flour

قبضقَبَضَ الطفل حفنة من الطِّفْلُ حُفْنَةً مِنَ ترابتُرَابٍ

The baby grasped a handful of soil

More Examples

التقط حفنة من الحصىالْتَقَطَ حُفْنَةً مِنَ الحَصَىْ

He picked up a handful of pebbles

  ∘ How to pronounce handful in English?

handful is pronounced in English as

حفنة - اسم

2) handful - noun

  ∘ Meaning of handful in Arabic and English:

حفنة من الأشخاص حُفْنَةٌ مِنَ الأَشْخَاصِ أيأَيْ عددعَدَدٌ صغير منهمصَغِيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ

[singular] handful (of somebody/something) a small number of people or things

  ∘ Example of handful in Arabic and English

إنهم إِنَّهُمْ مجردمُجَرَّدُ حفنة من حُفْنَةٌ مِنْ قطاعقُطَّاعِ الطرقالطُّرُقِ

They are just a handful of bandits

لملَمْ يحضر سوى حفنة من المدعويينيَحْضُرْ سُوَىْ حُفْنَةٍ مِنَ المَدْعُوِّييْنَ

Only a handful of the invited had attended

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حضرحَضَرَ حفنة من المتفرجين إلى المباراةحُفْنَةٌ مِنَ المُتَفَرِّجِيْنَ إِلَىْ المُبَارَاةِ

A handful of spectators turned up to the match

  ∘ How to pronounce handful in English?

handful is pronounced in English as

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