ضيف

ضيف

See also: ضيق‎ and صيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ف‎ (ḍ-y-f).

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m or f (plural أَضْيَاف‎ (ʾaḍyāf) or ضُيُوف‎ (ḍuyūf) or ضِيفَان‎ (ḍīfān) or أَضَايِف‎ (ʾaḍāyif), feminine ضَيْف (ḍayf) or ضَيْفَة‎ (ḍayfa))

1. (common) guest(s)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:68:

     ‏قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ‎

     qāla ʾinna hāʾulāʾi ḍayfī falā tafḍaḥūni

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:24:

     ‏هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ‎

     hal ʾatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʾibrāhīma l-mukramīna

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Declension

Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف‎ aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
Nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ‎ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
Accusative	ضَيْفًا‎ ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ‎ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
Genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ‎ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْفَيْن‎ ḍayfayn	الضَّيْفَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍayfayn	ضَيْفَيْ‎ ḍayfay
Nominative	ضَيْفَانِ‎ ḍayfāni	الضَّيْفَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍayfāni	ضَيْفَا‎ ḍayfā
Accusative	ضَيْفَيْنِ‎ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ‎ ḍayfay
Genitive	ضَيْفَيْنِ‎ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ‎ ḍayfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَضْيَاف‎‎; ضُيُوف‎‎; ضِيفَان‎‎; أَضَايِف‎ ʾaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʾaḍāyif	الْأَضْيَاف‎‎; الضُّيُوف‎‎; الضِّيفَان‎‎; الْأَضَايِف‎ al-ʾaḍyāf‎; aḍ-ḍuyūf‎; aḍ-ḍīfān‎; al-ʾaḍāyif	أَضْيَاف‎‎; ضُيُوف‎‎; ضِيفَان‎‎; أَضَايِف‎ ʾaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʾaḍāyif
Nominative	أَضْيَافٌ‎‎; ضُيُوفٌ‎‎; ضِيفَانٌ‎‎; أَضَايِفُ‎ ʾaḍyāfun‎; ḍuyūfun‎; ḍīfānun‎; ʾaḍāyifu	الْأَضْيَافُ‎‎; الضُّيُوفُ‎‎; الضِّيفَانُ‎‎; الْأَضَايِفُ‎ al-ʾaḍyāfu‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfu‎; aḍ-ḍīfānu‎; al-ʾaḍāyifu	أَضْيَافُ‎‎; ضُيُوفُ‎‎; ضِيفَانُ‎‎; أَضَايِفُ‎ ʾaḍyāfu‎; ḍuyūfu‎; ḍīfānu‎; ʾaḍāyifu
Accusative	أَضْيَافًا‎‎; ضُيُوفًا‎‎; ضِيفَانًا‎‎; أَضَايِفَ‎ ʾaḍyāfan‎; ḍuyūfan‎; ḍīfānan‎; ʾaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافَ‎‎; الضُّيُوفَ‎‎; الضِّيفَانَ‎‎; الْأَضَايِفَ‎ al-ʾaḍyāfa‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfa‎; aḍ-ḍīfāna‎; al-ʾaḍāyifa	أَضْيَافَ‎‎; ضُيُوفَ‎‎; ضِيفَانَ‎‎; أَضَايِفَ‎ ʾaḍyāfa‎; ḍuyūfa‎; ḍīfāna‎; ʾaḍāyifa
Genitive	أَضْيَافٍ‎‎; ضُيُوفٍ‎‎; ضِيفَانٍ‎‎; أَضَايِفَ‎ ʾaḍyāfin‎; ḍuyūfin‎; ḍīfānin‎; ʾaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافِ‎‎; الضُّيُوفِ‎‎; الضِّيفَانِ‎‎; الْأَضَايِفِ‎ al-ʾaḍyāfi‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfi‎; aḍ-ḍīfāni‎; al-ʾaḍāyifi	أَضْيَافِ‎‎; ضُيُوفِ‎‎; ضِيفَانِ‎‎; أَضَايِفِ‎ ʾaḍyāfi‎; ḍuyūfi‎; ḍīfāni‎; ʾaḍāyifi

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m

1. verbal noun of ضَافَ‎ (ḍāfa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف‎ aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
Nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ‎ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
Accusative	ضَيْفًا‎ ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ‎ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
Genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ‎ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ضيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ض ي ف‎
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف‎ (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤiːf/, /dˤajf/

Noun

ضِيف or ضَيْف • (ḍīf or ḍayf) m (plural ضياف‎ (ḍyāf), feminine ضِيفة‎ (ḍīfa) or ضَيْفة‎ (ḍayfa))

1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ‎ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضيف • (ḍayyaf) (form II, non-past يضيف‎ (yḍayyaf))

1. to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality

   Synonym: ضايف‎ (ḍāyaf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضيف
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ضيّفت‎ (ḍayyaft)	ضيّفتي‎ (ḍayyafti)	ضيّف (ḍayyaf)		ضيّفنا‎ (ḍayyafna)	ضيّفتوا‎ (ḍayyaftu)	ضيّفوا‎ (ḍayyfu)
	f			ضيّفت‎ (ḍayyfāt)
non-past	m	نضيّف‎ (nḍayyaf)	تضيّف‎ (tḍayyaf)	يضيّف‎ (yḍayyaf)		نضيّفوا‎ (nḍayyfu)	تضيّفوا‎ (tḍayyfu)	يضيّفوا‎ (yḍayyfu)
	f		تضيّفي‎ (tḍayyfi)	تضيّف‎ (tḍayyaf)
imperative	m		ضيّف (ḍayyaf)				ضيّفوا‎ (ḍayyfu)
	f		ضيّفي‎ (ḍayyfi)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيْف‎ (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤeːf]

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Noun

ضيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضيوف‎ (ḍyūf), feminine ضيفة‎ (ḍēfe))

1. guest