مدفون

Arabic

Root
د ف ن (d f n)
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of دَفَنَ (dafana, “to bury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad.fuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Participle

مَدْفُون • (madfūn) (feminine مَدْفُونَة (madfūna), masculine plural مَدْفُونُون (madfūnūn), feminine plural مَدْفُونَات (madfūnāt))

1. passive participle of دَفَنَ (dafana) buried

Declension

Declension of adjective مَدْفُون (madfūn)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْفُون madfūn	الْمَدْفُون al-madfūn	مَدْفُون madfūn	مَدْفُونَة madfūna	الْمَدْفُونَة al-madfūna	مَدْفُونَة madfūnat
Nominative	مَدْفُونٌ madfūnun	الْمَدْفُونُ al-madfūnu	مَدْفُونُ madfūnu	مَدْفُونَةٌ madfūnatun	الْمَدْفُونَةُ al-madfūnatu	مَدْفُونَةُ madfūnatu
Accusative	مَدْفُونًا madfūnan	الْمَدْفُونَ al-madfūna	مَدْفُونَ madfūna	مَدْفُونَةً madfūnatan	الْمَدْفُونَةَ al-madfūnata	مَدْفُونَةَ madfūnata
Genitive	مَدْفُونٍ madfūnin	الْمَدْفُونِ al-madfūni	مَدْفُونِ madfūni	مَدْفُونَةٍ madfūnatin	الْمَدْفُونَةِ al-madfūnati	مَدْفُونَةِ madfūnati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْفُونَيْن madfūnayn	الْمَدْفُونَيْن al-madfūnayn	مَدْفُونَيْ madfūnay	مَدْفُونَتَيْن madfūnatayn	الْمَدْفُونَتَيْن al-madfūnatayn	مَدْفُونَتَيْ madfūnatay
Nominative	مَدْفُونَانِ madfūnāni	الْمَدْفُونَانِ al-madfūnāni	مَدْفُونَا madfūnā	مَدْفُونَتَانِ madfūnatāni	الْمَدْفُونَتَانِ al-madfūnatāni	مَدْفُونَتَا madfūnatā
Accusative	مَدْفُونَيْنِ madfūnayni	الْمَدْفُونَيْنِ al-madfūnayni	مَدْفُونَيْ madfūnay	مَدْفُونَتَيْنِ madfūnatayni	الْمَدْفُونَتَيْنِ al-madfūnatayni	مَدْفُونَتَيْ madfūnatay
Genitive	مَدْفُونَيْنِ madfūnayni	الْمَدْفُونَيْنِ al-madfūnayni	مَدْفُونَيْ madfūnay	مَدْفُونَتَيْنِ madfūnatayni	الْمَدْفُونَتَيْنِ al-madfūnatayni	مَدْفُونَتَيْ madfūnatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْفُونِين madfūnīn	الْمَدْفُونِين al-madfūnīn	مَدْفُونِي madfūnī	مَدْفُونَات madfūnāt	الْمَدْفُونَات al-madfūnāt	مَدْفُونَات madfūnāt
Nominative	مَدْفُونُونَ madfūnūna	الْمَدْفُونُونَ al-madfūnūna	مَدْفُونُو madfūnū	مَدْفُونَاتٌ madfūnātun	الْمَدْفُونَاتُ al-madfūnātu	مَدْفُونَاتُ madfūnātu
Accusative	مَدْفُونِينَ madfūnīna	الْمَدْفُونِينَ al-madfūnīna	مَدْفُونِي madfūnī	مَدْفُونَاتٍ madfūnātin	الْمَدْفُونَاتِ al-madfūnāti	مَدْفُونَاتِ madfūnāti
Genitive	مَدْفُونِينَ madfūnīna	الْمَدْفُونِينَ al-madfūnīna	مَدْفُونِي madfūnī	مَدْفُونَاتٍ madfūnātin	الْمَدْفُونَاتِ al-madfūnāti	مَدْفُونَاتِ madfūnāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mədfun
• → Ottoman Turkish: مدفون
  • Turkish: metfun

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْفُون (madfūn), from the verb دَفَنَ (dafana).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mað.ˈfuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäd̪.fúːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäd̪.fúːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäd̪.fúːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäd̪.fún]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæd̪.fúːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäd̪.fún]

Readings
Classical reading?	maḏfūn
Dari reading?	madfūn
Iranian reading?	madfun
Tajik reading?	madfun

Adjective

مدفون • (madfun)

1. buried

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَدْفُون (madfūn), from Arabic مَدْفُون (madfūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məd̪.fuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: مَد‧فُون

Adjective

مَدْفُون • (madfūn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मदफ़ून)

1. buried
2. interred (of treasure)
3. concealed; hidden

See also

Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root د ف ن‎ (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading

• “مدفون”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مدفون”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “مدفون”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “مدفون”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• John Shakespear (1834) “مدفون”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC