رديف
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر د ف (r d f) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.diːf/
- Rhymes: -iːf
Adjective
رَدِيف • (radīf) (feminine رَدِيفَة (radīfa))
- who comes behind another
- who rides behind another on the same beast
- (Sports) Team B; the team that is secondary to the main team
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | رَدِيف radīf |
الرَّدِيف ar-radīf |
رَدِيفَة radīfa |
الرَّدِيفَة ar-radīfa |
| nominative | رَدِيفٌ radīfun |
الرَّدِيفُ ar-radīfu |
رَدِيفَةٌ radīfatun |
الرَّدِيفَةُ ar-radīfatu |
| accusative | رَدِيفًا radīfan |
الرَّدِيفَ ar-radīfa |
رَدِيفَةً radīfatan |
الرَّدِيفَةَ ar-radīfata |
| genitive | رَدِيفٍ radīfin |
الرَّدِيفِ ar-radīfi |
رَدِيفَةٍ radīfatin |
الرَّدِيفَةِ ar-radīfati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | رَدِيفَيْن radīfayn |
الرَّدِيفَيْن ar-radīfayn |
رَدِيفَتَيْن radīfatayn |
الرَّدِيفَتَيْن ar-radīfatayn |
| nominative | رَدِيفَانِ radīfāni |
الرَّدِيفَانِ ar-radīfāni |
رَدِيفَتَانِ radīfatāni |
الرَّدِيفَتَانِ ar-radīfatāni |
| accusative | رَدِيفَيْنِ radīfayni |
الرَّدِيفَيْنِ ar-radīfayni |
رَدِيفَتَيْنِ radīfatayni |
الرَّدِيفَتَيْنِ ar-radīfatayni |
| genitive | رَدِيفَيْنِ radīfayni |
الرَّدِيفَيْنِ ar-radīfayni |
رَدِيفَتَيْنِ radīfatayni |
الرَّدِيفَتَيْنِ ar-radīfatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | رَدِيفَات radīfāt |
الرَّدِيفَات ar-radīfāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | رَدِيفَاتٌ radīfātun |
الرَّدِيفَاتُ ar-radīfātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | رَدِيفَاتٍ radīfātin |
الرَّدِيفَاتِ ar-radīfāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | رَدِيفَاتٍ radīfātin |
الرَّدِيفَاتِ ar-radīfāti |
Noun
رَدِيف • (radīf) m (plural رِدَاف (ridāf) or رُدَافَى (rudāfā) or رُدَفَاء (rudafāʔ))
- one who rides behind another on the back of the same beast
- a star rising in the east, when its opposite star is setting in the west
- (Sports) Team B; the team that is secondary to the main team
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رَدِيف radīf |
الرَّدِيف ar-radīf |
رَدِيف radīf |
| nominative | رَدِيفٌ radīfun |
الرَّدِيفُ ar-radīfu |
رَدِيفُ radīfu |
| accusative | رَدِيفًا radīfan |
الرَّدِيفَ ar-radīfa |
رَدِيفَ radīfa |
| genitive | رَدِيفٍ radīfin |
الرَّدِيفِ ar-radīfi |
رَدِيفِ radīfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | رَدِيفَيْن radīfayn |
الرَّدِيفَيْن ar-radīfayn |
رَدِيفَيْ radīfay |
| nominative | رَدِيفَانِ radīfāni |
الرَّدِيفَانِ ar-radīfāni |
رَدِيفَا radīfā |
| accusative | رَدِيفَيْنِ radīfayni |
الرَّدِيفَيْنِ ar-radīfayni |
رَدِيفَيْ radīfay |
| genitive | رَدِيفَيْنِ radīfayni |
الرَّدِيفَيْنِ ar-radīfayni |
رَدِيفَيْ radīfay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural invariable; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رِدَاف; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاء ridāf; rudāfā; rudafāʔ |
الرِّدَاف; الرُّدَافَى; الرُّدَفَاء ar-ridāf; ar-rudāfā; ar-rudafāʔ |
رِدَاف; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاء ridāf; rudāfā; rudafāʔ |
| nominative | رِدَافٌ; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءُ ridāfun; rudāfā; rudafāʔu |
الرِّدَافُ; الرُّدَافَى; الرُّدَفَاءُ ar-ridāfu; ar-rudāfā; ar-rudafāʔu |
رِدَافُ; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءُ ridāfu; rudāfā; rudafāʔu |
| accusative | رِدَافًا; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءَ ridāfan; rudāfā; rudafāʔa |
الرِّدَافَ; الرُّدَافَى; الرُّدَفَاءَ ar-ridāfa; ar-rudāfā; ar-rudafāʔa |
رِدَافَ; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءَ ridāfa; rudāfā; rudafāʔa |
| genitive | رِدَافٍ; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءَ ridāfin; rudāfā; rudafāʔa |
الرِّدَافِ; الرُّدَافَى; الرُّدَفَاءِ ar-ridāfi; ar-rudāfā; ar-rudafāʔi |
رِدَافِ; رُدَافَى; رُدَفَاءِ ridāfi; rudāfā; rudafāʔi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: rədif
- → Classical Persian: رَدِیف (radīf)
- Iranian Persian: رَدیف (radif)
- Tajik: радиф (radif)
- → Ottoman Turkish: رَدِیف (redîf)
- Turkish: redif
- → Pashto: رديف
- → Punjabi: رَدِیف (radīf)
- → Sindhi: رديف
- → Tatar: рәдиф (rädif)
- → Turkmen: redif
- → Urdu: رَدِیف (radīf)
- → Uzbek: radif
Further reading
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “رديف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رديف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Pashto
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَدِيف (radīf).
Noun
رديف • (transliteration needed) ?
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَدِيف (radīf).
Noun
رديف • (transliteration needed) ?