دافئ

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of دَفِئَ‎ (dafiʾa, “to be warm”) and دَفُؤَ‎ (dafuʾa, “to be warm”), from the root د ف ء‎ (d-f-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː.fiʔ/

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Adjective

دَافِئ • (dāfiʾ) (feminine دَافِئَة‎ (dāfiʾa), masculine plural دَافِئُون‎ (dāfiʾūn), feminine plural دَافِئَات‎ (dāfiʾāt), elative أَدْفَأ‎ (ʾadfaʾ))

1. warm

   Synonym: دَفِيء‎ (dafīʾ)

Declension

Declension of adjective دَافِئ (dāfiʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَافِئ dāfiʾ	الدَّافِئ‎ ad-dāfiʾ	دَافِئَة‎ dāfiʾa	الدَّافِئَة‎ ad-dāfiʾa
Nominative	دَافِئٌ dāfiʾun	الدَّافِئُ‎ ad-dāfiʾu	دَافِئَةٌ‎ dāfiʾatun	الدَّافِئَةُ‎ ad-dāfiʾatu
Accusative	دَافِئًا‎ dāfiʾan	الدَّافِئَ‎ ad-dāfiʾa	دَافِئَةً‎ dāfiʾatan	الدَّافِئَةَ‎ ad-dāfiʾata
Genitive	دَافِئٍ dāfiʾin	الدَّافِئِ‎ ad-dāfiʾi	دَافِئَةٍ‎ dāfiʾatin	الدَّافِئَةِ‎ ad-dāfiʾati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَافِئَيْن‎ dāfiʾayn	الدَّافِئَيْن‎ ad-dāfiʾayn	دَافِئَتَيْن‎ dāfiʾatayn	الدَّافِئَتَيْن‎ ad-dāfiʾatayn
Nominative	دَافِئَانِ‎ dāfiʾāni	الدَّافِئَانِ‎ ad-dāfiʾāni	دَافِئَتَانِ‎ dāfiʾatāni	الدَّافِئَتَانِ‎ ad-dāfiʾatāni
Accusative	دَافِئَيْنِ‎ dāfiʾayni	الدَّافِئَيْنِ‎ ad-dāfiʾayni	دَافِئَتَيْنِ‎ dāfiʾatayni	الدَّافِئَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dāfiʾatayni
Genitive	دَافِئَيْنِ‎ dāfiʾayni	الدَّافِئَيْنِ‎ ad-dāfiʾayni	دَافِئَتَيْنِ‎ dāfiʾatayni	الدَّافِئَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dāfiʾatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَافِئِين‎ dāfiʾīn	الدَّافِئِين‎ ad-dāfiʾīn	دَافِئَات‎ dāfiʾāt	الدَّافِئَات‎ ad-dāfiʾāt
Nominative	دَافِئُونَ‎ dāfiʾūna	الدَّافِئُونَ‎ ad-dāfiʾūna	دَافِئَاتٌ‎ dāfiʾātun	الدَّافِئَاتُ‎ ad-dāfiʾātu
Accusative	دَافِئِينَ‎ dāfiʾīna	الدَّافِئِينَ‎ ad-dāfiʾīna	دَافِئَاتٍ‎ dāfiʾātin	الدَّافِئَاتِ‎ ad-dāfiʾāti
Genitive	دَافِئِينَ‎ dāfiʾīna	الدَّافِئِينَ‎ ad-dāfiʾīna	دَافِئَاتٍ‎ dāfiʾātin	الدَّافِئَاتِ‎ ad-dāfiʾāti

Descendants

• Maltese: diefi
• Moroccan Arabic: دافي‎ (dāfi)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “دفء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN