دفا

Hijazi Arabic

Root
د ف ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَاء (dafāʔ) or Arabic دِفْء (difʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.fa/

Noun

دفا • (dafa) m

warmth

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ي
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَاء (dafāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.fa/, [ˈda.fa]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

دفا • (dafa) m

warmth
الدنيا دفا. ― id-dinya dafa ― It's warm. (literally, “The world is warmth.”)

See also

Temperature · حرارة (ḥarāra)
	Cold	Warm	Hot	Hot (Weather)	Very Hot
Noun	برد (bard)	دفا (dafa)	حرّ (ḥarr)	شوب (šōb)	حمّ (ḥamm)
Verb	برد (barad)	دفي (difi)	سخن (saḵan)	شوّب (šawwab)	حمي (ḥimi)
Adjective	بارد (bāred)	دافي (dāfi)	سخن (suḵn), حارّ (ḥārr)	مشوّب (mšawweb)	حامي (ḥāmi)
Feeling	بردان (bardān)	دفيان (dafyān)		شوبان (šōbān)	حميان (ḥamyān)