ضيف

See also: ضيق and صيف

Arabic

Root
ض ي ف (ḍ y f)
7 terms

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m or f (plural أَضْيَاف (ʔaḍyāf) or ضُيُوف (ḍuyūf) or ضِيفَان (ḍīfān) or أَضَايِف (ʔaḍāyif), feminine ضَيْف (ḍayf) or ضَيْفَة (ḍayfa))

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- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:68:
  قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
  qāla ʔinna hāʔulāʔi ḍayfī falā tafḍaḥūni
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- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:24:
  هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
  hal ʔatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʔibrāhīma l-mukramīna
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Declension

Declension of noun **ضَيْف** (ḍayf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
accusative	ضَيْفًا ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَيْفَيْن ḍayfayn	الضَّيْفَيْن aḍ-ḍayfayn	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
nominative	ضَيْفَانِ ḍayfāni	الضَّيْفَانِ aḍ-ḍayfāni	ضَيْفَا ḍayfā
accusative	ضَيْفَيْنِ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
genitive	ضَيْفَيْنِ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif	الْأَضْيَاف‎; الضُّيُوف‎; الضِّيفَان‎; الْأَضَايِف al-ʔaḍyāf‎; aḍ-ḍuyūf‎; aḍ-ḍīfān‎; al-ʔaḍāyif	أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif
nominative	أَضْيَافٌ‎; ضُيُوفٌ‎; ضِيفَانٌ‎; أَضَايِفُ ʔaḍyāfun‎; ḍuyūfun‎; ḍīfānun‎; ʔaḍāyifu	الْأَضْيَافُ‎; الضُّيُوفُ‎; الضِّيفَانُ‎; الْأَضَايِفُ al-ʔaḍyāfu‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfu‎; aḍ-ḍīfānu‎; al-ʔaḍāyifu	أَضْيَافُ‎; ضُيُوفُ‎; ضِيفَانُ‎; أَضَايِفُ ʔaḍyāfu‎; ḍuyūfu‎; ḍīfānu‎; ʔaḍāyifu
accusative	أَضْيَافًا‎; ضُيُوفًا‎; ضِيفَانًا‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfan‎; ḍuyūfan‎; ḍīfānan‎; ʔaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافَ‎; الضُّيُوفَ‎; الضِّيفَانَ‎; الْأَضَايِفَ al-ʔaḍyāfa‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfa‎; aḍ-ḍīfāna‎; al-ʔaḍāyifa	أَضْيَافَ‎; ضُيُوفَ‎; ضِيفَانَ‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfa‎; ḍuyūfa‎; ḍīfāna‎; ʔaḍāyifa
genitive	أَضْيَافٍ‎; ضُيُوفٍ‎; ضِيفَانٍ‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfin‎; ḍuyūfin‎; ḍīfānin‎; ʔaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافِ‎; الضُّيُوفِ‎; الضِّيفَانِ‎; الْأَضَايِفِ al-ʔaḍyāfi‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfi‎; aḍ-ḍīfāni‎; al-ʔaḍāyifi	أَضْيَافِ‎; ضُيُوفِ‎; ضِيفَانِ‎; أَضَايِفِ ʔaḍyāfi‎; ḍuyūfi‎; ḍīfāni‎; ʔaḍāyifi

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m

verbal noun of ضَافَ (ḍāfa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَيْف** (ḍayf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
accusative	ضَيْفًا ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ضيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤe̞ːf]

Noun

ضِيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضِيوف (ḍiyūf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍēfa))

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Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضَيَّف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يِضَيِّف (yiḍayyif))

to offer hospitality, to offer food to guests

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤiːf/, /dˤajf/

Noun

ضِيف or ضَيْف • (ḍīf or ḍayf) m (plural ضياف (ḍyāf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍīfa) or ضَيْفة (ḍayfa))

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Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضيف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يضيف (yḍayyaf))

to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality
Synonym: ضايف (ḍāyaf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضيف**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ضيّفت (ḍayyaft)	ضيّفتي (ḍayyafti)	ضيّف (ḍayyaf)	ضيّفنا (ḍayyafna)	ضيّفتوا (ḍayyaftu)	ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
past	f	ضيّفت (ḍayyaft)	ضيّفتي (ḍayyafti)	ضيّفت (ḍayyfāt)	ضيّفنا (ḍayyafna)	ضيّفتوا (ḍayyaftu)	ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
non-past	m	نضيّف (nḍayyaf)	تضيّف (tḍayyaf)	يضيّف (yḍayyaf)	نضيّفوا (nḍayyfu)	تضيّفوا (tḍayyfu)	يضيّفوا (yḍayyfu)
non-past	f	نضيّف (nḍayyaf)	تضيّفي (tḍayyfi)	تضيّف (tḍayyaf)	نضيّفوا (nḍayyfu)	تضيّفوا (tḍayyfu)	يضيّفوا (yḍayyfu)
imperative	m		ضيّف (ḍayyaf)			ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
imperative	f		ضيّفي (ḍayyfi)			ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤeːf]
Audio (Amman): (file)

Noun

ضيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضيوف (ḍyūf), feminine ضيفة (ḍēfe))

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