مدافع

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Arabic

Root
د ف ع (d f ʕ)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa, to defend).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُدَافِع (mudāfiʕ) (feminine مُدَافِعَة (mudāfiʕa), masculine plural مُدَافِعُونَ (mudāfiʕūna), feminine plural مُدَافِعَات (mudāfiʕāt))

  1. defender
Declension
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: مدافع (müdâfi')
  • Persian: مدافع
  • Uzbek: mudofe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

مَدَافِع (madāfiʕm pl

  1. plural of مِدْفَع (midfaʕ)

Pashto

Noun

مدافع (mudāfím

  1. defender, advocate

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

Readings
Classical reading? muḏāfi'
Dari reading? mudāfe'
Iranian reading? modâfe'
Tajik reading? mudofeʾ

Noun

مدافع (modâfe')

  1. defender, advocate

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