Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضَايَفَ (ḍāyafa).
Pronunciation
Verb
ضايف • (ḍāyaf) III (non-past يضايف (yḍāyaf), verbal noun مضايفة (mḍāyfa), active participle مضايف (mḍāyif), passive participle متضايف (mitḍāyaf))
- to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality
- Synonym: ضيف (ḍayyaf)
ضايفناهم البارح ملي جاوا من الطليان.- ḍāyafnāhum el-bāriḥ milli jāw min eṭ-ṭalyān.
- We invited them over yesterday when they arrived from Italy.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ضايف
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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ضايفت (ḍāyaft)
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ضايفتي (ḍāyafti)
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ضايف (ḍāyaf)
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ضايفنا (ḍāyafna)
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ضايفتوا (ḍāyaftu)
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ضايفوا (ḍāyfu)
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ضايفت (ḍāyfāt)
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نضايف (nḍāyaf)
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تضايف (tḍāyaf)
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يضايف (yḍāyaf)
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نضايفوا (nḍāyfu)
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تضايفوا (tḍāyfu)
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يضايفوا (yḍāyfu)
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تضايفي (tḍāyfi)
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تضايف (tḍāyaf)
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ضايف (ḍāyaf)
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ضايفوا (ḍāyfu)
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ضايفي (ḍāyfi)
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