دلفين

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Arabic[edit]

دُلْفِين

Etymology[edit]

From either Latin delphīnus or Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís) possibly through Classical Syriac.

Noun[edit]

دُلْفِين (dulfīnm (plural دَلَافِين (dalāfīn))

  1. dolphin
    Synonyms: دُخَس (duḵas), دَرْفِيل (darfīl)
    • a. 814 CE, Abū Nuwās, ديوان أبي نواس, Beirut, Lebanon: دار صادر, page 143:
      قَدْ رَكِبَ الدُّلْفِينَ بَدْرُ الدُّجَى / مُقْتَحِمًا لِلْمَاءِ قَدْ لَجَّجَا
      qad rakiba ad-dulfīna badru d-dujā / muqtaḥiman lilmāʔi qad lajjajā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic دُلْفِين (dulfīn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

دُلْفين (dulfīnm (plural دَلافين (dalāfīn))

  1. dolphin