دفن

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د ف ن (d f n)
5 terms

Verb

دَفَنَ (dafana) I (non-past يَدْفِنُ (yadfinu), verbal noun دَفْن (dafn))

  1. to cover, to shroud, to conceal
  2. to bury
  3. to walk straight on
Conjugation
Conjugation of دَفَنَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun دَفْن)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
دَفْن
dafn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
دَافِن
dāfin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَدْفُون
madfūn
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m دَفَنْتُ
dafantu
دَفَنْتَ
dafanta
دَفَنَ
dafana
دَفَنْتُمَا
dafantumā
دَفَنَا
dafanā
دَفَنَّا
dafannā
دَفَنْتُمْ
dafantum
دَفَنُوا
dafanū
f دَفَنْتِ
dafanti
دَفَنَتْ
dafanat
دَفَنَتَا
dafanatā
دَفَنْتُنَّ
dafantunna
دَفَنَّ
dafanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَدْفِنُ
ʔadfinu
تَدْفِنُ
tadfinu
يَدْفِنُ
yadfinu
تَدْفِنَانِ
tadfināni
يَدْفِنَانِ
yadfināni
نَدْفِنُ
nadfinu
تَدْفِنُونَ
tadfinūna
يَدْفِنُونَ
yadfinūna
f تَدْفِنِينَ
tadfinīna
تَدْفِنُ
tadfinu
تَدْفِنَانِ
tadfināni
تَدْفِنَّ
tadfinna
يَدْفِنَّ
yadfinna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَدْفِنَ
ʔadfina
تَدْفِنَ
tadfina
يَدْفِنَ
yadfina
تَدْفِنَا
tadfinā
يَدْفِنَا
yadfinā
نَدْفِنَ
nadfina
تَدْفِنُوا
tadfinū
يَدْفِنُوا
yadfinū
f تَدْفِنِي
tadfinī
تَدْفِنَ
tadfina
تَدْفِنَا
tadfinā
تَدْفِنَّ
tadfinna
يَدْفِنَّ
yadfinna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَدْفِنْ
ʔadfin
تَدْفِنْ
tadfin
يَدْفِنْ
yadfin
تَدْفِنَا
tadfinā
يَدْفِنَا
yadfinā
نَدْفِنْ
nadfin
تَدْفِنُوا
tadfinū
يَدْفِنُوا
yadfinū
f تَدْفِنِي
tadfinī
تَدْفِنْ
tadfin
تَدْفِنَا
tadfinā
تَدْفِنَّ
tadfinna
يَدْفِنَّ
yadfinna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِدْفِنْ
idfin
اِدْفِنَا
idfinā
اِدْفِنُوا
idfinū
f اِدْفِنِي
idfinī
اِدْفِنَّ
idfinna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m دُفِنْتُ
dufintu
دُفِنْتَ
dufinta
دُفِنَ
dufina
دُفِنْتُمَا
dufintumā
دُفِنَا
dufinā
دُفِنَّا
dufinnā
دُفِنْتُمْ
dufintum
دُفِنُوا
dufinū
f دُفِنْتِ
dufinti
دُفِنَتْ
dufinat
دُفِنَتَا
dufinatā
دُفِنْتُنَّ
dufintunna
دُفِنَّ
dufinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُدْفَنُ
ʔudfanu
تُدْفَنُ
tudfanu
يُدْفَنُ
yudfanu
تُدْفَنَانِ
tudfanāni
يُدْفَنَانِ
yudfanāni
نُدْفَنُ
nudfanu
تُدْفَنُونَ
tudfanūna
يُدْفَنُونَ
yudfanūna
f تُدْفَنِينَ
tudfanīna
تُدْفَنُ
tudfanu
تُدْفَنَانِ
tudfanāni
تُدْفَنَّ
tudfanna
يُدْفَنَّ
yudfanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُدْفَنَ
ʔudfana
تُدْفَنَ
tudfana
يُدْفَنَ
yudfana
تُدْفَنَا
tudfanā
يُدْفَنَا
yudfanā
نُدْفَنَ
nudfana
تُدْفَنُوا
tudfanū
يُدْفَنُوا
yudfanū
f تُدْفَنِي
tudfanī
تُدْفَنَ
tudfana
تُدْفَنَا
tudfanā
تُدْفَنَّ
tudfanna
يُدْفَنَّ
yudfanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُدْفَنْ
ʔudfan
تُدْفَنْ
tudfan
يُدْفَنْ
yudfan
تُدْفَنَا
tudfanā
يُدْفَنَا
yudfanā
نُدْفَنْ
nudfan
تُدْفَنُوا
tudfanū
يُدْفَنُوا
yudfanū
f تُدْفَنِي
tudfanī
تُدْفَنْ
tudfan
تُدْفَنَا
tudfanā
تُدْفَنَّ
tudfanna
يُدْفَنَّ
yudfanna

Verb

دَفَّنَ (daffana) II (non-past يُدَفِّنُ (yudaffinu), verbal noun تَدْفِين (tadfīn))

  1. to bury
    • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, نُعِدُّ ٱلْمَشْرَفِيَّةَ وَٱلْعَوَالِي (nuʕiddu l-mašrafiyyata wal-ʕawālī):
      يُدَفِّنُ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا وَتَمْشِي / أَوَاخِرُنَا عَلَى هَامِ ٱلْأَوَالِي
      yudaffinu baʕḍunā baʕḍan watamšī / ʔawāḵirunā ʕalā hāmi l-ʔawālī
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of دَفَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَدْفِين)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَدْفِين
tadfīn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُدَفِّن
mudaffin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُدَفَّن
mudaffan
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m دَفَّنْتُ
daffantu
دَفَّنْتَ
daffanta
دَفَّنَ
daffana
دَفَّنْتُمَا
daffantumā
دَفَّنَا
daffanā
دَفَّنَّا
daffannā
دَفَّنْتُمْ
daffantum
دَفَّنُوا
daffanū
f دَفَّنْتِ
daffanti
دَفَّنَتْ
daffanat
دَفَّنَتَا
daffanatā
دَفَّنْتُنَّ
daffantunna
دَفَّنَّ
daffanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُدَفِّنُ
ʔudaffinu
تُدَفِّنُ
tudaffinu
يُدَفِّنُ
yudaffinu
تُدَفِّنَانِ
tudaffināni
يُدَفِّنَانِ
yudaffināni
نُدَفِّنُ
nudaffinu
تُدَفِّنُونَ
tudaffinūna
يُدَفِّنُونَ
yudaffinūna
f تُدَفِّنِينَ
tudaffinīna
تُدَفِّنُ
tudaffinu
تُدَفِّنَانِ
tudaffināni
تُدَفِّنَّ
tudaffinna
يُدَفِّنَّ
yudaffinna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُدَفِّنَ
ʔudaffina
تُدَفِّنَ
tudaffina
يُدَفِّنَ
yudaffina
تُدَفِّنَا
tudaffinā
يُدَفِّنَا
yudaffinā
نُدَفِّنَ
nudaffina
تُدَفِّنُوا
tudaffinū
يُدَفِّنُوا
yudaffinū
f تُدَفِّنِي
tudaffinī
تُدَفِّنَ
tudaffina
تُدَفِّنَا
tudaffinā
تُدَفِّنَّ
tudaffinna
يُدَفِّنَّ
yudaffinna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُدَفِّنْ
ʔudaffin
تُدَفِّنْ
tudaffin
يُدَفِّنْ
yudaffin
تُدَفِّنَا
tudaffinā
يُدَفِّنَا
yudaffinā
نُدَفِّنْ
nudaffin
تُدَفِّنُوا
tudaffinū
يُدَفِّنُوا
yudaffinū
f تُدَفِّنِي
tudaffinī
تُدَفِّنْ
tudaffin
تُدَفِّنَا
tudaffinā
تُدَفِّنَّ
tudaffinna
يُدَفِّنَّ
yudaffinna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m دَفِّنْ
daffin
دَفِّنَا
daffinā
دَفِّنُوا
daffinū
f دَفِّنِي
daffinī
دَفِّنَّ
daffinna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m دُفِّنْتُ
duffintu
دُفِّنْتَ
duffinta
دُفِّنَ
duffina
دُفِّنْتُمَا
duffintumā
دُفِّنَا
duffinā
دُفِّنَّا
duffinnā
دُفِّنْتُمْ
duffintum
دُفِّنُوا
duffinū
f دُفِّنْتِ
duffinti
دُفِّنَتْ
duffinat
دُفِّنَتَا
duffinatā
دُفِّنْتُنَّ
duffintunna
دُفِّنَّ
duffinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُدَفَّنُ
ʔudaffanu
تُدَفَّنُ
tudaffanu
يُدَفَّنُ
yudaffanu
تُدَفَّنَانِ
tudaffanāni
يُدَفَّنَانِ
yudaffanāni
نُدَفَّنُ
nudaffanu
تُدَفَّنُونَ
tudaffanūna
يُدَفَّنُونَ
yudaffanūna
f تُدَفَّنِينَ
tudaffanīna
تُدَفَّنُ
tudaffanu
تُدَفَّنَانِ
tudaffanāni
تُدَفَّنَّ
tudaffanna
يُدَفَّنَّ
yudaffanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُدَفَّنَ
ʔudaffana
تُدَفَّنَ
tudaffana
يُدَفَّنَ
yudaffana
تُدَفَّنَا
tudaffanā
يُدَفَّنَا
yudaffanā
نُدَفَّنَ
nudaffana
تُدَفَّنُوا
tudaffanū
يُدَفَّنُوا
yudaffanū
f تُدَفَّنِي
tudaffanī
تُدَفَّنَ
tudaffana
تُدَفَّنَا
tudaffanā
تُدَفَّنَّ
tudaffanna
يُدَفَّنَّ
yudaffanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُدَفَّنْ
ʔudaffan
تُدَفَّنْ
tudaffan
يُدَفَّنْ
yudaffan
تُدَفَّنَا
tudaffanā
يُدَفَّنَا
yudaffanā
نُدَفَّنْ
nudaffan
تُدَفَّنُوا
tudaffanū
يُدَفَّنُوا
yudaffanū
f تُدَفَّنِي
tudaffanī
تُدَفَّنْ
tudaffan
تُدَفَّنَا
tudaffanā
تُدَفَّنَّ
tudaffanna
يُدَفَّنَّ
yudaffanna

Etymology 2

Noun

دَفْن (dafnm

  1. verbal noun of دَفَنَ (dafana, to bury, to conceal) (form I)
  2. burying, burial
  3. concealing
Declension
Declension of noun دَفْن (dafn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَفْن
dafn
الدَّفْن
ad-dafn
دَفْن
dafn
nominative دَفْنٌ
dafnun
الدَّفْنُ
ad-dafnu
دَفْنُ
dafnu
accusative دَفْنًا
dafnan
الدَّفْنَ
ad-dafna
دَفْنَ
dafna
genitive دَفْنٍ
dafnin
الدَّفْنِ
ad-dafni
دَفْنِ
dafni
Descendants
References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَفْن (dafn).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? dafn
Dari reading? dafn
Iranian reading? dafn
Tajik reading? dafn

Noun

دفن (dafn)

  1. burial, internment

Derived terms

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَنَ (dafana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.fan/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

دفن (dafan) I (present بدفن (bidfin))

  1. to bury

Conjugation

Conjugation of دفن
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دفنت (dafant) دفنت (dafant) دفن (dafan) دفننا (dafanna) دفنتو (dafantu) دفنو (dafanu)
f دفنتي (dafanti) دفنت (dafnat)
present m بدفن (badfin) بتدفن (btidfin) بدفن (bidfin) مندفن (mnidfin) بتدفنو (btidfinu) بدفنو (bidfinu)
f بتدفني (btidfini) بتدفن (btidfin)
subjunctive m أدفن (ʔadfin) تدفن (tidfin) يدفن (yidfin) ندفن (nidfin) تدفنو (tidfinu) يدفنو (yidfinu)
f تدفني (tidfini) تدفن (tidfin)
imperative m ادفن (idfin) ادفنو (idfinu)
f ادفني (idfini)