دفع

دفع

See also: د ق ع‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ف ع‎ (d-f-ʿ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

دَفَعَ • (dafaʿa) I, non-past يَدْفَعُ‎‎ (yadfaʿu)

1. to pay
2. to push, to push away, to drive away

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَفَعَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun دَفْع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَفْع dafʿ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَافِع‎ dāfiʿ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْفُوع‎ madfūʿ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَفَعْتُ‎ dafaʿtu	دَفَعْتَ‎ dafaʿta	دَفَعَ dafaʿa		دَفَعْتُمَا‎ dafaʿtumā	دَفَعَا‎ dafaʿā		دَفَعْنَا‎ dafaʿnā	دَفَعْتُمْ‎ dafaʿtum	دَفَعُوا‎ dafaʿū
	f		دَفَعْتِ‎ dafaʿti	دَفَعَتْ‎ dafaʿat			دَفَعَتَا‎ dafaʿatā			دَفَعْتُنَّ‎ dafaʿtunna	دَفَعْنَ‎ dafaʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْفَعُ‎ ʾadfaʿu	تَدْفَعُ‎ tadfaʿu	يَدْفَعُ‎ yadfaʿu		تَدْفَعَانِ‎ tadfaʿāni	يَدْفَعَانِ‎ yadfaʿāni		نَدْفَعُ‎ nadfaʿu	تَدْفَعُونَ‎ tadfaʿūna	يَدْفَعُونَ‎ yadfaʿūna
	f		تَدْفَعِينَ‎ tadfaʿīna	تَدْفَعُ‎ tadfaʿu			تَدْفَعَانِ‎ tadfaʿāni			تَدْفَعْنَ‎ tadfaʿna	يَدْفَعْنَ‎ yadfaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْفَعَ‎ ʾadfaʿa	تَدْفَعَ‎ tadfaʿa	يَدْفَعَ‎ yadfaʿa		تَدْفَعَا‎ tadfaʿā	يَدْفَعَا‎ yadfaʿā		نَدْفَعَ‎ nadfaʿa	تَدْفَعُوا‎ tadfaʿū	يَدْفَعُوا‎ yadfaʿū
	f		تَدْفَعِي‎ tadfaʿī	تَدْفَعَ‎ tadfaʿa			تَدْفَعَا‎ tadfaʿā			تَدْفَعْنَ‎ tadfaʿna	يَدْفَعْنَ‎ yadfaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْفَعْ‎ ʾadfaʿ	تَدْفَعْ‎ tadfaʿ	يَدْفَعْ‎ yadfaʿ		تَدْفَعَا‎ tadfaʿā	يَدْفَعَا‎ yadfaʿā		نَدْفَعْ‎ nadfaʿ	تَدْفَعُوا‎ tadfaʿū	يَدْفَعُوا‎ yadfaʿū
	f		تَدْفَعِي‎ tadfaʿī	تَدْفَعْ‎ tadfaʿ			تَدْفَعَا‎ tadfaʿā			تَدْفَعْنَ‎ tadfaʿna	يَدْفَعْنَ‎ yadfaʿna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِدْفَعْ‎ idfaʿ			اِدْفَعَا‎ idfaʿā				اِدْفَعُوا‎ idfaʿū
	f		اِدْفَعِي‎ idfaʿī							اِدْفَعْنَ‎ idfaʿna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُفِعْتُ‎ dufiʿtu	دُفِعْتَ‎ dufiʿta	دُفِعَ dufiʿa		دُفِعْتُمَا‎ dufiʿtumā	دُفِعَا‎ dufiʿā		دُفِعْنَا‎ dufiʿnā	دُفِعْتُمْ‎ dufiʿtum	دُفِعُوا‎ dufiʿū
	f		دُفِعْتِ‎ dufiʿti	دُفِعَتْ‎ dufiʿat			دُفِعَتَا‎ dufiʿatā			دُفِعْتُنَّ‎ dufiʿtunna	دُفِعْنَ‎ dufiʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدْفَعُ‎ ʾudfaʿu	تُدْفَعُ‎ tudfaʿu	يُدْفَعُ‎ yudfaʿu		تُدْفَعَانِ‎ tudfaʿāni	يُدْفَعَانِ‎ yudfaʿāni		نُدْفَعُ‎ nudfaʿu	تُدْفَعُونَ‎ tudfaʿūna	يُدْفَعُونَ‎ yudfaʿūna
	f		تُدْفَعِينَ‎ tudfaʿīna	تُدْفَعُ‎ tudfaʿu			تُدْفَعَانِ‎ tudfaʿāni			تُدْفَعْنَ‎ tudfaʿna	يُدْفَعْنَ‎ yudfaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدْفَعَ‎ ʾudfaʿa	تُدْفَعَ‎ tudfaʿa	يُدْفَعَ‎ yudfaʿa		تُدْفَعَا‎ tudfaʿā	يُدْفَعَا‎ yudfaʿā		نُدْفَعَ‎ nudfaʿa	تُدْفَعُوا‎ tudfaʿū	يُدْفَعُوا‎ yudfaʿū
	f		تُدْفَعِي‎ tudfaʿī	تُدْفَعَ‎ tudfaʿa			تُدْفَعَا‎ tudfaʿā			تُدْفَعْنَ‎ tudfaʿna	يُدْفَعْنَ‎ yudfaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدْفَعْ‎ ʾudfaʿ	تُدْفَعْ‎ tudfaʿ	يُدْفَعْ‎ yudfaʿ		تُدْفَعَا‎ tudfaʿā	يُدْفَعَا‎ yudfaʿā		نُدْفَعْ‎ nudfaʿ	تُدْفَعُوا‎ tudfaʿū	يُدْفَعُوا‎ yudfaʿū
	f		تُدْفَعِي‎ tudfaʿī	تُدْفَعْ‎ tudfaʿ			تُدْفَعَا‎ tudfaʿā			تُدْفَعْنَ‎ tudfaʿna	يُدْفَعْنَ‎ yudfaʿna

Descendants

• Maltese: tefa'

Noun

دَفْع • (dafʿ) m

1. verbal noun of دَفَعَ (dafaʿa) (form I)
2. pay, payment
3. push
4. thrust, thrusting
5. propulsion

Declension

Declension of noun دَفْع (dafʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَفْع dafʿ	الدَّفْع‎ ad-dafʿ	دَفْع dafʿ
Nominative	دَفْعٌ dafʿun	الدَّفْعُ‎ ad-dafʿu	دَفْعُ dafʿu
Accusative	دَفْعًا‎ dafʿan	الدَّفْعَ‎ ad-dafʿa	دَفْعَ dafʿa
Genitive	دَفْعٍ dafʿin	الدَّفْعِ‎ ad-dafʿi	دَفْعِ dafʿi

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْع‎ (dafʿ).

Noun

دفع • (def, defi)

1. repulsion
2. expulsion
3. (law) defense

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “def”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “دفع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 574b

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ع‎

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَعَ‎ (dafaʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.faʕ/, [ˈda.faʕ]

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Verb

دفع • (dafaʕ) (form I, present بدفع‎ (bidfaʕ))

1. to push

   Synonym: دفش‎ (dafaš)

   Antonyms: سحب‎ (saḥab), شدّ‎ (šadd)

2. to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of دفع (dafaʕ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	دفعت (dafaʕt)	دفعت (dafaʕt)	دفع (dafaʕ)		دفعنا (dafaʕna)	دفعتو (dafaʕtu)	دفعو (dafaʕu)
	f		دفعتي (dafaʕti)	دفعت (dafʕat)
present	m	بدفع (badfaʕ)	بتدفع (btidfaʕ)	بدفع (bidfaʕ)		مندفع (mnidfaʕ)	بتدفعو (btidfaʕu)	بدفعو (bidfaʕu)
	f		بتدفعي (btidfaʕi)	بتدفع (btidfaʕ)
subjunctive	m	أدفع (ʔadfaʕ)	تدفع (tidfaʕ)	يدفع (yidfaʕ)		ندفع (nidfaʕ)	تدفعو (tidfaʕu)	يدفعو (yidfaʕu)
	f		تدفعي (tidfaʕi)	تدفع (tidfaʕ)
imperative	m		ادفع (idfaʕ)				ادفعو (idfaʕu)
	f		ادفعي (idfaʕi)