ضاف

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See also: صاف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ف (ḍ-y-f). Compare ضَيْف (ḍayf, guest).

Verb

ضَافَ (ḍāfa) I (non-past يَضِيفُ (yaḍīfu), verbal noun ضِيَافَة (ḍiyāfa))

  1. to stay (as a guest), to stay over
  2. to stop (as a guest), to stop by

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Alternative forms

  • أضاف (ʔadāf) (MSA-influenced form)

Etymology

From Arabic أَضَافَ (ʔaḍāfa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤaːf/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

ضاف (ḍāf) I (present بضيف (biḍīf))

  1. to add, to attach
    Synonym: زاد (zād)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضاف (ḍāf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضفت (ḍift) ضفت (ḍift) ضاف (ḍāf) ضفنا (ḍifna) ضفتو (ḍiftu) ضافو (ḍāfu)
f ضفتي (ḍifti) ضافت (ḍāfat)
present m بضيف (baḍīf) بتضيف (bitḍīf) بضيف (biḍīf) منضيف (minḍīf) بتضيفو (bitḍīfu) بضيفو (biḍīfu)
f بتضيفي (bitḍīfi) بتضيف (bitḍīf)
subjunctive m اضيف (aḍīf) تضيف (tḍīf) يضيف (yḍīf) نضيف (nḍīf) تضيفو (tḍīfu) يضيفو (yḍīfu)
f تضيفي (tḍīfi) تضيف (tḍīf)
imperative m ضيف (ḍīf) ضيفو (ḍīfu)
f ضيفي (ḍīfi)