دفة

Arabic

Root
د ف ف (d-f-f)

Etymology

دَفّ (daff) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daf.fa/
• (Andalusi) IPA^(key): /duf.fe/

Noun

دَفَّة • (daffa) f (plural دِفَاف (difāf))

1. side, face, panel, cover, surface and similar
2. helm, rudder of a ship

   Synonym: سُكَّان (sukkān) (see it for more synonyms)

3. wing, panel, leaf, casement of a door or window

Declension

Declension of noun دَفَّة (daffa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَفَّة daffa	الدَّفَّة ad-daffa	دَفَّة daffat
Nominative	دَفَّةٌ daffatun	الدَّفَّةُ ad-daffatu	دَفَّةُ daffatu
Accusative	دَفَّةً daffatan	الدَّفَّةَ ad-daffata	دَفَّةَ daffata
Genitive	دَفَّةٍ daffatin	الدَّفَّةِ ad-daffati	دَفَّةِ daffati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَفَّتَيْن daffatayn	الدَّفَّتَيْن ad-daffatayn	دَفَّتَيْ daffatay
Nominative	دَفَّتَانِ daffatāni	الدَّفَّتَانِ ad-daffatāni	دَفَّتَا daffatā
Accusative	دَفَّتَيْنِ daffatayni	الدَّفَّتَيْنِ ad-daffatayni	دَفَّتَيْ daffatay
Genitive	دَفَّتَيْنِ daffatayni	الدَّفَّتَيْنِ ad-daffatayni	دَفَّتَيْ daffatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِفَاف difāf	الدِّفَاف ad-difāf	دِفَاف difāf
Nominative	دِفَافٌ difāfun	الدِّفَافُ ad-difāfu	دِفَافُ difāfu
Accusative	دِفَافًا difāfan	الدِّفَافَ ad-difāfa	دِفَافَ difāfa
Genitive	دِفَافٍ difāfin	الدِّفَافِ ad-difāfi	دِفَافِ difāfi

Derived terms

• دُفَيْفَة (dufayfa, diminutive)

Descendants

• → Catalan: aldufa
• → Portuguese: adufa
• → Spanish: adufa