دفيان

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ي
7 terms

Etymology

Intensive adjective of the stative verb دفي (difi, “to become warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daf.jaːn/, [dafˈjæːn]

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Adjective

دفيان • (dafyān) (feminine دفيانة (dafyāne), common plural دافيانين (dafyānīn))

1. feeling warm

See also

Temperature · حرارة (ḥarāra)
	Cold	Warm	Hot	Hot (Weather)	Very Hot
Noun	برد (bard)	دفا (dafa)	حرّ (ḥarr)	شوب (šōb)	حمّ (ḥamm)
Verb	برد (barad)	دفي (difi)	سخن (saḵan)	شوّب (šawwab)	حمي (ḥimi)
Adjective	بارد (bāred)	دافي (dāfi)	سخن (suḵn), حارّ (ḥārr)	مشوّب (mšawweb)	حامي (ḥāmi)
Feeling	بردان (bardān)	دفيان (dafyān)		شوبان (šōbān)	حميان (ḥamyān)