دافئ
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of دَفِئَ (dafiʾa, “to be warm”) and دَفُؤَ (dafuʾa, “to be warm”), from the root د ف ء (d-f-ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daː.fiʔ/
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Adjective
دَافِئ • (dāfiʾ) (feminine دَافِئَة (dāfiʾa), masculine plural دَافِئُون (dāfiʾūn), feminine plural دَافِئَات (dāfiʾāt), elative أَدْفَأ (ʾadfaʾ))
- warm
- Synonym: دَفِيء (dafīʾ)
Declension
Declension of adjective دَافِئ (dāfiʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَافِئ dāfiʾ | الدَّافِئ ad-dāfiʾ | دَافِئَة dāfiʾa | الدَّافِئَة ad-dāfiʾa |
| Nominative | دَافِئٌ dāfiʾun | الدَّافِئُ ad-dāfiʾu | دَافِئَةٌ dāfiʾatun | الدَّافِئَةُ ad-dāfiʾatu |
| Accusative | دَافِئًا dāfiʾan | الدَّافِئَ ad-dāfiʾa | دَافِئَةً dāfiʾatan | الدَّافِئَةَ ad-dāfiʾata |
| Genitive | دَافِئٍ dāfiʾin | الدَّافِئِ ad-dāfiʾi | دَافِئَةٍ dāfiʾatin | الدَّافِئَةِ ad-dāfiʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَافِئَيْن dāfiʾayn | الدَّافِئَيْن ad-dāfiʾayn | دَافِئَتَيْن dāfiʾatayn | الدَّافِئَتَيْن ad-dāfiʾatayn |
| Nominative | دَافِئَانِ dāfiʾāni | الدَّافِئَانِ ad-dāfiʾāni | دَافِئَتَانِ dāfiʾatāni | الدَّافِئَتَانِ ad-dāfiʾatāni |
| Accusative | دَافِئَيْنِ dāfiʾayni | الدَّافِئَيْنِ ad-dāfiʾayni | دَافِئَتَيْنِ dāfiʾatayni | الدَّافِئَتَيْنِ ad-dāfiʾatayni |
| Genitive | دَافِئَيْنِ dāfiʾayni | الدَّافِئَيْنِ ad-dāfiʾayni | دَافِئَتَيْنِ dāfiʾatayni | الدَّافِئَتَيْنِ ad-dāfiʾatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَافِئِين dāfiʾīn | الدَّافِئِين ad-dāfiʾīn | دَافِئَات dāfiʾāt | الدَّافِئَات ad-dāfiʾāt |
| Nominative | دَافِئُونَ dāfiʾūna | الدَّافِئُونَ ad-dāfiʾūna | دَافِئَاتٌ dāfiʾātun | الدَّافِئَاتُ ad-dāfiʾātu |
| Accusative | دَافِئِينَ dāfiʾīna | الدَّافِئِينَ ad-dāfiʾīna | دَافِئَاتٍ dāfiʾātin | الدَّافِئَاتِ ad-dāfiʾāti |
| Genitive | دَافِئِينَ dāfiʾīna | الدَّافِئِينَ ad-dāfiʾīna | دَافِئَاتٍ dāfiʾātin | الدَّافِئَاتِ ad-dāfiʾāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: diefi
- Moroccan Arabic: دافي (dāfi)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “دفء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN