مدافع
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| د ف ع (d f ʕ) |
| 10 terms |
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa, “to defend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.daː.fiʕ/
Noun
مُدَافِع • (mudāfiʕ) (feminine مُدَافِعَة (mudāfiʕa), masculine plural مُدَافِعُونَ (mudāfiʕūna), feminine plural مُدَافِعَات (mudāfiʕāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُدَافِع mudāfiʕ |
الْمُدَافِع al-mudāfiʕ |
مُدَافِعَة mudāfiʕa |
الْمُدَافِعَة al-mudāfiʕa |
| nominative | مُدَافِعٌ mudāfiʕun |
الْمُدَافِعُ al-mudāfiʕu |
مُدَافِعَةٌ mudāfiʕatun |
الْمُدَافِعَةُ al-mudāfiʕatu |
| accusative | مُدَافِعًا mudāfiʕan |
الْمُدَافِعَ al-mudāfiʕa |
مُدَافِعَةً mudāfiʕatan |
الْمُدَافِعَةَ al-mudāfiʕata |
| genitive | مُدَافِعٍ mudāfiʕin |
الْمُدَافِعِ al-mudāfiʕi |
مُدَافِعَةٍ mudāfiʕatin |
الْمُدَافِعَةِ al-mudāfiʕati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُدَافِعَيْن mudāfiʕayn |
الْمُدَافِعَيْن al-mudāfiʕayn |
مُدَافِعَتَيْن mudāfiʕatayn |
الْمُدَافِعَتَيْن al-mudāfiʕatayn |
| nominative | مُدَافِعَانِ mudāfiʕāni |
الْمُدَافِعَانِ al-mudāfiʕāni |
مُدَافِعَتَانِ mudāfiʕatāni |
الْمُدَافِعَتَانِ al-mudāfiʕatāni |
| accusative | مُدَافِعَيْنِ mudāfiʕayni |
الْمُدَافِعَيْنِ al-mudāfiʕayni |
مُدَافِعَتَيْنِ mudāfiʕatayni |
الْمُدَافِعَتَيْنِ al-mudāfiʕatayni |
| genitive | مُدَافِعَيْنِ mudāfiʕayni |
الْمُدَافِعَيْنِ al-mudāfiʕayni |
مُدَافِعَتَيْنِ mudāfiʕatayni |
الْمُدَافِعَتَيْنِ al-mudāfiʕatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُدَافِعِين mudāfiʕīn |
الْمُدَافِعِين al-mudāfiʕīn |
مُدَافِعَات mudāfiʕāt |
الْمُدَافِعَات al-mudāfiʕāt |
| nominative | مُدَافِعُونَ mudāfiʕūna |
الْمُدَافِعُونَ al-mudāfiʕūna |
مُدَافِعَاتٌ mudāfiʕātun |
الْمُدَافِعَاتُ al-mudāfiʕātu |
| accusative | مُدَافِعِينَ mudāfiʕīna |
الْمُدَافِعِينَ al-mudāfiʕīna |
مُدَافِعَاتٍ mudāfiʕātin |
الْمُدَافِعَاتِ al-mudāfiʕāti |
| genitive | مُدَافِعِينَ mudāfiʕīna |
الْمُدَافِعِينَ al-mudāfiʕīna |
مُدَافِعَاتٍ mudāfiʕātin |
الْمُدَافِعَاتِ al-mudāfiʕāti |
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.daː.fiʕ/
Noun
مَدَافِع • (madāfiʕ) m pl
- plural of مِدْفَع (midfaʕ)
Pashto
Noun
مدافع • (mudāfí) m
References
- “مدافع”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
- Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “مدافع”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُدَافِع (mudāfiʕ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.daː.ˈfiʔ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.d̪ɑː.fɪ́ʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.d̪ɒː.féʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.d̪ɔ.féʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mudāfi' |
| Dari reading? | mudāfe' |
| Iranian reading? | modâfe' |
| Tajik reading? | mudofe' |
Noun
مدافع • (modâfe')
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مدافع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim