ضفدع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ف د ع (ḍ-f-d-ʕ); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́Vpardiʿ-. Cognate to Hebrew צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tz'fardéa), Aramaic עֻרְדְּעָנָא (ˁurdəˁānā), Classical Syriac ܐܘܪ̈ܕܥܐ (ˀurdˁā), and Ugaritic 𐎑𐎗𐎄𐎓 (ẓrdʿ). The senses of hunger and gas are onomatopoeic in origin, by comparison of croaking and ribbiting, to a stomach rumbling with hunger and to audible gas noises.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤif.diʕ/, /dˤif.daʕ/, /dˤaf.daʕ/, /dˤuf.duʕ/, /dˤuf.daʕ/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dˤif.daʕ/, /dˤuf.daʕ/
  • Gulf Arabic: (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ðˤʊf.dəʕ/, (Qatar) IPA^(key): /ðˤəf.daʕ/

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Noun

ضِفْدِع or ضِفْدَع or ضَفْدَع or ضُفْدُع or ضُفْدَع • (ḍifdiʕ or ḍifdaʕ or ḍafdaʕ or ḍufduʕ or ḍufdaʕ) m (plural ضَفَادِع (ḍafādiʕ))

1. frog
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:133:

     فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُفَصَّلَاتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُجْرِمِينَ

     fa-ʔarsalnā ʕalayhimu ṭ-ṭūfāna wa-l-jarāda wa-l-qummala wa-ḍ-ḍafādiʕa wa-d-dama ʔāyātin mufaṣṣalātin fa-stakbarū wa-kānū qawman mujrimīna

     We caused to be sent upon them destruction abounding, locusts, lice, frogs, and the blood, as signs of proof discernibly clear, but they had considered themselves of greater importance and had been a people who caused wrongdoing to be encouraged.

2. (figurative, usually in the plural) the source of stomach rumbling, the sound of hunger
   • نَقَّتْ ضَفَادِعُ بَطْنِهِ

     naqqat ḍafādiʕu baṭnihi

     He was or became hungry.

     (literally, “The frogs of his belly croaked.”)

Declension

Declension of noun ضِفْدِع (ḍifdiʕ)‎; ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ)‎; ضَفْدَع (ḍafdaʕ)‎; ضُفْدُع (ḍufduʕ)‎; ضُفْدَع (ḍufdaʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِفْدِع‎; ضِفْدَع‎; ضَفْدَع‎; ضُفْدُع‎; ضُفْدَع ḍifdiʕ‎; ḍifdaʕ‎; ḍafdaʕ‎; ḍufduʕ‎; ḍufdaʕ	الضِّفْدِع‎; الضِّفْدَع‎; الضَّفْدَع‎; الضُّفْدُع‎; الضُّفْدَع aḍ-ḍifdiʕ‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕ‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕ‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕ‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕ	ضِفْدِع‎; ضِفْدَع‎; ضَفْدَع‎; ضُفْدُع‎; ضُفْدَع ḍifdiʕ‎; ḍifdaʕ‎; ḍafdaʕ‎; ḍufduʕ‎; ḍufdaʕ
Nominative	ضِفْدِعٌ‎; ضِفْدَعٌ‎; ضَفْدَعٌ‎; ضُفْدُعٌ‎; ضُفْدَعٌ ḍifdiʕun‎; ḍifdaʕun‎; ḍafdaʕun‎; ḍufduʕun‎; ḍufdaʕun	الضِّفْدِعُ‎; الضِّفْدَعُ‎; الضَّفْدَعُ‎; الضُّفْدُعُ‎; الضُّفْدَعُ aḍ-ḍifdiʕu‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕu‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕu‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕu‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕu	ضِفْدِعُ‎; ضِفْدَعُ‎; ضَفْدَعُ‎; ضُفْدُعُ‎; ضُفْدَعُ ḍifdiʕu‎; ḍifdaʕu‎; ḍafdaʕu‎; ḍufduʕu‎; ḍufdaʕu
Accusative	ضِفْدِعًا‎; ضِفْدَعًا‎; ضَفْدَعًا‎; ضُفْدُعًا‎; ضُفْدَعًا ḍifdiʕan‎; ḍifdaʕan‎; ḍafdaʕan‎; ḍufduʕan‎; ḍufdaʕan	الضِّفْدِعَ‎; الضِّفْدَعَ‎; الضَّفْدَعَ‎; الضُّفْدُعَ‎; الضُّفْدَعَ aḍ-ḍifdiʕa‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕa‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕa‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕa‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕa	ضِفْدِعَ‎; ضِفْدَعَ‎; ضَفْدَعَ‎; ضُفْدُعَ‎; ضُفْدَعَ ḍifdiʕa‎; ḍifdaʕa‎; ḍafdaʕa‎; ḍufduʕa‎; ḍufdaʕa
Genitive	ضِفْدِعٍ‎; ضِفْدَعٍ‎; ضَفْدَعٍ‎; ضُفْدُعٍ‎; ضُفْدَعٍ ḍifdiʕin‎; ḍifdaʕin‎; ḍafdaʕin‎; ḍufduʕin‎; ḍufdaʕin	الضِّفْدِعِ‎; الضِّفْدَعِ‎; الضَّفْدَعِ‎; الضُّفْدُعِ‎; الضُّفْدَعِ aḍ-ḍifdiʕi‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕi‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕi‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕi‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕi	ضِفْدِعِ‎; ضِفْدَعِ‎; ضَفْدَعِ‎; ضُفْدُعِ‎; ضُفْدَعِ ḍifdiʕi‎; ḍifdaʕi‎; ḍafdaʕi‎; ḍufduʕi‎; ḍufdaʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِفْدِعَيْن‎; ضِفْدَعَيْن‎; ضَفْدَعَيْن‎; ضُفْدُعَيْن‎; ضُفْدَعَيْن ḍifdiʕayn‎; ḍifdaʕayn‎; ḍafdaʕayn‎; ḍufduʕayn‎; ḍufdaʕayn	الضِّفْدِعَيْن‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْن‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْن‎; الضُّفْدُعَيْن‎; الضُّفْدَعَيْن aḍ-ḍifdiʕayn‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕayn‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕayn‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕayn‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕayn	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎; ضُفْدُعَيْ‎; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʕay‎; ḍifdaʕay‎; ḍafdaʕay‎; ḍufduʕay‎; ḍufdaʕay
Nominative	ضِفْدِعَانِ‎; ضِفْدَعَانِ‎; ضَفْدَعَانِ‎; ضُفْدُعَانِ‎; ضُفْدَعَانِ ḍifdiʕāni‎; ḍifdaʕāni‎; ḍafdaʕāni‎; ḍufduʕāni‎; ḍufdaʕāni	الضِّفْدِعَانِ‎; الضِّفْدَعَانِ‎; الضَّفْدَعَانِ‎; الضُّفْدُعَانِ‎; الضُّفْدَعَانِ aḍ-ḍifdiʕāni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕāni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕāni‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕāni‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕāni	ضِفْدِعَا‎; ضِفْدَعَا‎; ضَفْدَعَا‎; ضُفْدُعَا‎; ضُفْدَعَا ḍifdiʕā‎; ḍifdaʕā‎; ḍafdaʕā‎; ḍufduʕā‎; ḍufdaʕā
Accusative	ضِفْدِعَيْنِ‎; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ‎; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ‎; ضُفْدُعَيْنِ‎; ضُفْدَعَيْنِ ḍifdiʕayni‎; ḍifdaʕayni‎; ḍafdaʕayni‎; ḍufduʕayni‎; ḍufdaʕayni	الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ‎; الضُّفْدُعَيْنِ‎; الضُّفْدَعَيْنِ aḍ-ḍifdiʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕayni	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎; ضُفْدُعَيْ‎; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʕay‎; ḍifdaʕay‎; ḍafdaʕay‎; ḍufduʕay‎; ḍufdaʕay
Genitive	ضِفْدِعَيْنِ‎; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ‎; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ‎; ضُفْدُعَيْنِ‎; ضُفْدَعَيْنِ ḍifdiʕayni‎; ḍifdaʕayni‎; ḍafdaʕayni‎; ḍufduʕayni‎; ḍufdaʕayni	الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ‎; الضُّفْدُعَيْنِ‎; الضُّفْدَعَيْنِ aḍ-ḍifdiʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍufduʕayni‎; aḍ-ḍufdaʕayni	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎; ضُفْدُعَيْ‎; ضُفْدَعَيْ ḍifdiʕay‎; ḍifdaʕay‎; ḍafdaʕay‎; ḍufduʕay‎; ḍufdaʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَفَادِع ḍafādiʕ	الضَّفَادِع aḍ-ḍafādiʕ	ضَفَادِع ḍafādiʕ
Nominative	ضَفَادِعُ ḍafādiʕu	الضَّفَادِعُ aḍ-ḍafādiʕu	ضَفَادِعُ ḍafādiʕu
Accusative	ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʕa	الضَّفَادِعَ aḍ-ḍafādiʕa	ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʕa
Genitive	ضَفَادِعَ ḍafādiʕa	الضَّفَادِعِ aḍ-ḍafādiʕi	ضَفَادِعِ ḍafādiʕi

Verb

ضَفْدَعَ • (ḍafdaʕa) Iq, non-past يُضَفْدِعُ‎ (yuḍafdiʕu)

1. to have or abound with frogs
2. to shrink or contract; like the movement of a frog's abdomen when vocalizing
3. to audibly pass gas or flatulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَفْدَعَ

(form-Iq sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ضَفْدَعَة ḍafdaʕa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُضَفْدِع muḍafdiʕ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَفْدَعْتُ ḍafdaʕtu	ضَفْدَعْتَ ḍafdaʕta	ضَفْدَعَ ḍafdaʕa		ضَفْدَعْتُمَا ḍafdaʕtumā	ضَفْدَعَا ḍafdaʕā		ضَفْدَعْنَا ḍafdaʕnā	ضَفْدَعْتُمْ ḍafdaʕtum	ضَفْدَعُوا ḍafdaʕū
	f		ضَفْدَعْتِ ḍafdaʕti	ضَفْدَعَتْ ḍafdaʕat			ضَفْدَعَتَا ḍafdaʕatā			ضَفْدَعْتُنَّ ḍafdaʕtunna	ضَفْدَعْنَ ḍafdaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَفْدِعُ ʔuḍafdiʕu	تُضَفْدِعُ tuḍafdiʕu	يُضَفْدِعُ yuḍafdiʕu		تُضَفْدِعَانِ tuḍafdiʕāni	يُضَفْدِعَانِ yuḍafdiʕāni		نُضَفْدِعُ nuḍafdiʕu	تُضَفْدِعُونَ tuḍafdiʕūna	يُضَفْدِعُونَ yuḍafdiʕūna
	f		تُضَفْدِعِينَ tuḍafdiʕīna	تُضَفْدِعُ tuḍafdiʕu			تُضَفْدِعَانِ tuḍafdiʕāni			تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʕna	يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَفْدِعَ ʔuḍafdiʕa	تُضَفْدِعَ tuḍafdiʕa	يُضَفْدِعَ yuḍafdiʕa		تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʕā	يُضَفْدِعَا yuḍafdiʕā		نُضَفْدِعَ nuḍafdiʕa	تُضَفْدِعُوا tuḍafdiʕū	يُضَفْدِعُوا yuḍafdiʕū
	f		تُضَفْدِعِي tuḍafdiʕī	تُضَفْدِعَ tuḍafdiʕa			تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʕā			تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʕna	يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَفْدِعْ ʔuḍafdiʕ	تُضَفْدِعْ tuḍafdiʕ	يُضَفْدِعْ yuḍafdiʕ		تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʕā	يُضَفْدِعَا yuḍafdiʕā		نُضَفْدِعْ nuḍafdiʕ	تُضَفْدِعُوا tuḍafdiʕū	يُضَفْدِعُوا yuḍafdiʕū
	f		تُضَفْدِعِي tuḍafdiʕī	تُضَفْدِعْ tuḍafdiʕ			تُضَفْدِعَا tuḍafdiʕā			تُضَفْدِعْنَ tuḍafdiʕna	يُضَفْدِعْنَ yuḍafdiʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَفْدِعْ ḍafdiʕ			ضَفْدِعَا ḍafdiʕā				ضَفْدِعُوا ḍafdiʕū
	f		ضَفْدِعِي ḍafdiʕī							ضَفْدِعْنَ ḍafdiʕna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضفدع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ضفدع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1795
• “Proto-Semitic root: *ṣ̂Vpardiʕ-; Number 2340” in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin.

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضُفْدَع (ḍufdaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤuf.daʕ/, [dˤʊf.daʕ]

Noun

ضفدع • (ḍufdaʕ) m (plural ضَفَادِع (ḍafādiʕ))

1. frog