دافع

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ف ع (d-f-ʕ).

Verb

دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa) III, non-past يُدَافِعُ‎ (yudāfiʕu)

  1. to defend (عَن (ʕan))
  2. to ward off, keep off
  3. to hinder, delay, put off

Conjugation

Noun

دَافِع (dāfiʕm (plural دَوَافِع (dawāfiʕ))

  1. motivator, stimulus, driver
    • البحث والتطوير هو إحدى دوافع عجلة النمو الإقتصادي
      research and development is one of the drivers of economic development (“the wheel of economic growth”)

Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “دافع”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دافع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen