دفئ
See also: دفي
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root د ف ء (d-f-ʾ); compare دَفِئَ (dafiʾa, “to be warm”), دَفُؤَ (dafuʾa, “(same)”).
Adjective
دَفِئ • (dafiʾ) (feminine دَفِئَة (dafiʾa), elative أَدْفَأ (ʾadfaʾ))
- warm
Declension
Declension of adjective دَفِئ (dafiʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَفِئ dafiʾ | الدَّفِئ ad-dafiʾ | دَفِئَة dafiʾa | الدَّفِئَة ad-dafiʾa |
| Nominative | دَفِئٌ dafiʾun | الدَّفِئُ ad-dafiʾu | دَفِئَةٌ dafiʾatun | الدَّفِئَةُ ad-dafiʾatu |
| Accusative | دَفِئًا dafiʾan | الدَّفِئَ ad-dafiʾa | دَفِئَةً dafiʾatan | الدَّفِئَةَ ad-dafiʾata |
| Genitive | دَفِئٍ dafiʾin | الدَّفِئِ ad-dafiʾi | دَفِئَةٍ dafiʾatin | الدَّفِئَةِ ad-dafiʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَفِئَيْن dafiʾayn | الدَّفِئَيْن ad-dafiʾayn | دَفِئَتَيْن dafiʾatayn | الدَّفِئَتَيْن ad-dafiʾatayn |
| Nominative | دَفِئَانِ dafiʾāni | الدَّفِئَانِ ad-dafiʾāni | دَفِئَتَانِ dafiʾatāni | الدَّفِئَتَانِ ad-dafiʾatāni |
| Accusative | دَفِئَيْنِ dafiʾayni | الدَّفِئَيْنِ ad-dafiʾayni | دَفِئَتَيْنِ dafiʾatayni | الدَّفِئَتَيْنِ ad-dafiʾatayni |
| Genitive | دَفِئَيْنِ dafiʾayni | الدَّفِئَيْنِ ad-dafiʾayni | دَفِئَتَيْنِ dafiʾatayni | الدَّفِئَتَيْنِ ad-dafiʾatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? | ? ? | دَفِئَات dafiʾāt | الدَّفِئَات ad-dafiʾāt |
| Nominative | ? ? | ? ? | دَفِئَاتٌ dafiʾātun | الدَّفِئَاتُ ad-dafiʾātu |
| Accusative | ? ? | ? ? | دَفِئَاتٍ dafiʾātin | الدَّفِئَاتِ ad-dafiʾāti |
| Genitive | ? ? | ? ? | دَفِئَاتٍ dafiʾātin | الدَّفِئَاتِ ad-dafiʾāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دفئ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “دفئ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Verb
دَفِّئْ • (daffiʾ) (form II)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of دَفَّأَ (daffaʾa)
Verb
دُفِّئَ • (duffiʾa) (form II)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of دَفَّأَ (daffaʾa)