Arabic

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Root
د ف ع (d-f-ʕ)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَدَافِع (madāfiʕm pl

  1. plural of مِدْفَع (midfaʕ)

Pashto

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Noun

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مدافع (mudāfím

  1. defender, advocate

References

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  • مدافع”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “مدافع”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press