ضفدع
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ض ف د ع (ḍ-f-d-ʿ); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́Vpardiʿ-. Cognate to Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa), Aramaic עֻרְדְּעָנָא (ˁurdəˁānā), Classical Syriac ܐܘܪ̈ܕܥܐ (ˀurdˁā), and Ugaritic 𐎑𐎗𐎄𐎓 (ẓrdʿ). The senses of hunger and gas are onomatopoeic in origin, by comparison of croaking and ribbiting, to a stomach rumbling with hunger and to audible gas noises.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤif.diʕ/, /dˤif.daʕ/, /dˤaf.daʕ/, /dˤuf.duʕ/, /dˤuf.daʕ/
- (Egyptian) IPA(key): /dˤif.daʕ/, /dˤuf.daʕ/
- (Khaliji) IPA(key): /ðˤəf.daʕ/ (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ðˤʊf.dəʕ/
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Noun
ضِفْدِع or ضِفْدَع or ضَفْدَع or ضُفْدُع or ضُفْدَع • (ḍifdiʿ or ḍifdaʿ or ḍafdaʿ or ḍufduʿ or ḍufdaʿ) m (plural ضَفَادِع (ḍafādiʿ))
- frog
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:133:
- فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُفَصَّلَاتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُجْرِمِينَ
- fa-ʾarsalnā ʿalayhimu ṭ-ṭūfāna wa-l-jarāda wa-l-qummala wa-ḍ-ḍafādiʿa wa-d-dama ʾāyātin mufaṣṣalātin fa-stakbarū wa-kānū qawman mujrimīna
- We caused to be sent upon them destruction abounding, locusts, lice, frogs, and the blood, as signs of proof discernibly clear, but they had considered themselves of greater importance and had been a people who caused wrongdoing to be encouraged.
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- (metaphoric, usually in plural) the source of stomach rumbling, the sound of hunger
- نَقَّتْ ضَفَادِعُ بَطْنِهِ
- naqqat ḍafādiʿu baṭnihi
- He was or became hungry.
- (literally, “The frogs of his belly croaked.”)
Declension
Declension of noun ضِفْدِع (ḍifdiʿ); ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʿ); ضَفْدَع (ḍafdaʿ); ضُفْدُع (ḍufduʿ); ضُفْدَع (ḍufdaʿ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضِفْدِع; ضِفْدَع; ضَفْدَع; ضُفْدُع; ضُفْدَع ḍifdiʿ; ḍifdaʿ; ḍafdaʿ; ḍufduʿ; ḍufdaʿ | الضِّفْدِع; الضِّفْدَع; الضَّفْدَع; الضُّفْدُع; الضُّفْدَع aḍ-ḍifdiʿ; aḍ-ḍifdaʿ; aḍ-ḍafdaʿ; aḍ-ḍufduʿ; aḍ-ḍufdaʿ | ضِفْدِع; ضِفْدَع; ضَفْدَع; ضُفْدُع; ضُفْدَع ḍifdiʿ; ḍifdaʿ; ḍafdaʿ; ḍufduʿ; ḍufdaʿ |
| Nominative | ضِفْدِعٌ; ضِفْدَعٌ; ضَفْدَعٌ; ضُفْدُعٌ; ضُفْدَعٌ ḍifdiʿun; ḍifdaʿun; ḍafdaʿun; ḍufduʿun; ḍufdaʿun | الضِّفْدِعُ; الضِّفْدَعُ; الضَّفْدَعُ; الضُّفْدُعُ; الضُّفْدَعُ aḍ-ḍifdiʿu; aḍ-ḍifdaʿu; aḍ-ḍafdaʿu; aḍ-ḍufduʿu; aḍ-ḍufdaʿu | ضِفْدِعُ; ضِفْدَعُ; ضَفْدَعُ; ضُفْدُعُ; ضُفْدَعُ ḍifdiʿu; ḍifdaʿu; ḍafdaʿu; ḍufduʿu; ḍufdaʿu |
| Accusative | ضِفْدِعًا; ضِفْدَعًا; ضَفْدَعًا; ضُفْدُعًا; ضُفْدَعًا ḍifdiʿan; ḍifdaʿan; ḍafdaʿan; ḍufduʿan; ḍufdaʿan | الضِّفْدِعَ; الضِّفْدَعَ; الضَّفْدَعَ; الضُّفْدُعَ; الضُّفْدَعَ aḍ-ḍifdiʿa; aḍ-ḍifdaʿa; aḍ-ḍafdaʿa; aḍ-ḍufduʿa; aḍ-ḍufdaʿa | ضِفْدِعَ; ضِفْدَعَ; ضَفْدَعَ; ضُفْدُعَ; ضُفْدَعَ ḍifdiʿa; ḍifdaʿa; ḍafdaʿa; ḍufduʿa; ḍufdaʿa |
| Genitive | ضِفْدِعٍ; ضِفْدَعٍ; ضَفْدَعٍ; ضُفْدُعٍ; ضُفْدَعٍ ḍifdiʿin; ḍifdaʿin; ḍafdaʿin; ḍufduʿin; ḍufdaʿin | الضِّفْدِعِ; الضِّفْدَعِ; الضَّفْدَعِ; الضُّفْدُعِ; الضُّفْدَعِ aḍ-ḍifdiʿi; aḍ-ḍifdaʿi; aḍ-ḍafdaʿi; aḍ-ḍufduʿi; aḍ-ḍufdaʿi | ضِفْدِعِ; ضِفْدَعِ; ضَفْدَعِ; ضُفْدُعِ; ضُفْدَعِ ḍifdiʿi; ḍifdaʿi; ḍafdaʿi; ḍufduʿi; ḍufdaʿi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ضِفْدِعَيْن; ضِفْدَعَيْن; ضَفْدَعَيْن; ضُفْدُعَيْن; ضُفْدَعَيْن ḍifdiʿayn; ḍifdaʿayn; ḍafdaʿayn; ḍufduʿayn; ḍufdaʿayn | الضِّفْدِعَيْن; الضِّفْدَعَيْن; الضَّفْدَعَيْن; الضُّفْدُعَيْن; الضُّفْدَعَيْن aḍ-ḍifdiʿayn; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayn; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayn; aḍ-ḍufduʿayn; aḍ-ḍufdaʿayn | ضِفْدِعَيْ; ضِفْدَعَيْ; ضَفْدَعَيْ; ضُفْدُعَيْ; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʿay; ḍifdaʿay; ḍafdaʿay; ḍufduʿay; ḍufdaʿay |
| Nominative | ضِفْدِعَانِ; ضِفْدَعَانِ; ضَفْدَعَانِ; ضُفْدُعَانِ; ضُفْدَعَانِ ḍifdiʿāni; ḍifdaʿāni; ḍafdaʿāni; ḍufduʿāni; ḍufdaʿāni | الضِّفْدِعَانِ; الضِّفْدَعَانِ; الضَّفْدَعَانِ; الضُّفْدُعَانِ; الضُّفْدَعَانِ aḍ-ḍifdiʿāni; aḍ-ḍifdaʿāni; aḍ-ḍafdaʿāni; aḍ-ḍufduʿāni; aḍ-ḍufdaʿāni | ضِفْدِعَا; ضِفْدَعَا; ضَفْدَعَا; ضُفْدُعَا; ضُفْدَعَا ḍifdiʿā; ḍifdaʿā; ḍafdaʿā; ḍufduʿā; ḍufdaʿā |
| Accusative | ضِفْدِعَيْنِ; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ; ضُفْدُعَيْنِ; ضُفْدَعَيْنِ ḍifdiʿayni; ḍifdaʿayni; ḍafdaʿayni; ḍufduʿayni; ḍufdaʿayni | الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ; الضُّفْدُعَيْنِ; الضُّفْدَعَيْنِ aḍ-ḍifdiʿayni; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayni; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayni; aḍ-ḍufduʿayni; aḍ-ḍufdaʿayni | ضِفْدِعَيْ; ضِفْدَعَيْ; ضَفْدَعَيْ; ضُفْدُعَيْ; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʿay; ḍifdaʿay; ḍafdaʿay; ḍufduʿay; ḍufdaʿay |
| Genitive | ضِفْدِعَيْنِ; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ; ضُفْدُعَيْنِ; ضُفْدَعَيْنِ ḍifdiʿayni; ḍifdaʿayni; ḍafdaʿayni; ḍufduʿayni; ḍufdaʿayni | الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ; الضُّفْدُعَيْنِ; الضُّفْدَعَيْنِ aḍ-ḍifdiʿayni; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayni; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayni; aḍ-ḍufduʿayni; aḍ-ḍufdaʿayni | ضِفْدِعَيْ; ضِفْدَعَيْ; ضَفْدَعَيْ; ضُفْدُعَيْ; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʿay; ḍifdaʿay; ḍafdaʿay; ḍufduʿay; ḍufdaʿay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَفَادِع ḍafādiʿ | الضَّفَادِع aḍ-ḍafādiʿ | ضَفَادِع ḍafādiʿ |
| Nominative | ضَفَادِعُ ḍafādiʿu | الضَّفَادِعُ aḍ-ḍafādiʿu | ضَفَادِعُ ḍafādiʿu |
| Accusative | ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʿa | الضَّفَادِعَ aḍ-ḍafādiʿa | ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʿa |
| Genitive | ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʿa | الضَّفَادِعِ aḍ-ḍafādiʿi | ضَفَادِعِ ḍafādiʿi |
Verb
ضَفْدَعَ • (ḍafdaʿa) Iq, non-past يُضَفْدِعُ (yuḍafdiʿu)
- to have or abound with frogs
- to shrink or contract; like the movement of a frog's abdomen when vocalizing
- to audibly pass gas or flatulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ضَفْدَعَ
(form-Iq sound)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | ضَفْدَعَة ḍafdaʿa | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُضَفْدِع muḍafdiʿ | |||||||||||
| 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 | ضَفْدَعْتُ ḍafdaʿtu | ضَفْدَعْتَ ḍafdaʿta | ضَفْدَعَ ḍafdaʿa | ضَفْدَعْتُمَا ḍafdaʿtumā | ضَفْدَعَا ḍafdaʿā | ضَفْدَعْنَا ḍafdaʿnā | ضَفْدَعْتُمْ ḍafdaʿtum | ضَفْدَعُوا ḍafdaʿū | |||
| f | ضَفْدَعْتِ ḍafdaʿti | ضَفْدَعَتْ ḍafdaʿat | ضَفْدَعَتَا ḍafdaʿatā | ضَفْدَعْتُنَّ ḍafdaʿtunna | ضَفْدَعْنَ ḍafdaʿna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُضَفْدِعُ ʾuḍafdiʿu | تُضَفْدِعُ tuḍafdiʿu | يُضَفْدِعُ yuḍafdiʿu | تُضَفْدِعَانِ tuḍafdiʿāni | يُضَفْدِعَانِ yuḍafdiʿāni | نُضَفْدِعُ nuḍafdiʿu | تُضَفْدِعُونَ tuḍafdiʿūna | يُضَفْدِعُونَ yuḍafdiʿūna | |||
| f | تُضَفْدِعِينَ tuḍafdiʿīna | تُضَفْدِعُ tuḍafdiʿu | تُضَفْدِعَانِ tuḍafdiʿāni | تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʿna | يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʿna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُضَفْدِعَ ʾuḍafdiʿa | تُضَفْدِعَ tuḍafdiʿa | يُضَفْدِعَ yuḍafdiʿa | تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʿā | يُضَفْدِعَا yuḍafdiʿā | نُضَفْدِعَ nuḍafdiʿa | تُضَفْدِعُوا tuḍafdiʿū | يُضَفْدِعُوا yuḍafdiʿū | |||
| f | تُضَفْدِعِي tuḍafdiʿī | تُضَفْدِعَ tuḍafdiʿa | تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʿā | تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʿna | يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʿna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُضَفْدِعْ ʾuḍafdiʿ | تُضَفْدِعْ tuḍafdiʿ | يُضَفْدِعْ yuḍafdiʿ | تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʿā | يُضَفْدِعَا yuḍafdiʿā | نُضَفْدِعْ nuḍafdiʿ | تُضَفْدِعُوا tuḍafdiʿū | يُضَفْدِعُوا yuḍafdiʿū | |||
| f | تُضَفْدِعِي tuḍafdiʿī | تُضَفْدِعْ tuḍafdiʿ | تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʿā | تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʿna | يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʿna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | ضَفْدِعْ ḍafdiʿ | ضَفْدِعَا ḍafdiʿā | ضَفْدِعُوا ḍafdiʿū | ||||||||
| f | ضَفْدِعِي ḍafdiʿī | ضَفْدِعْنَ ḍafdiʿna | ||||||||||
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ضفدع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “ضفدع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1795
- “Proto-Semitic root: *ṣ̂Vpardiʕ-; Number 2340” in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin.
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضُفْدَع (ḍufdaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdˤufdaʕ/
Noun
ضُفْدَع • (ḍufdaʿ) m (plural ضَفَادِع (ḍafādiʿ))
- frog