Arabic edit

Root
د ف ع (d-f-ʕ)

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕaf

  1. verbal noun of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa) (form III)
  2. defence

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: müdafiə
  • Northern Kurdish: mudefa
  • Ottoman Turkish: مدافعه (müdafaʿa)
    > Turkish: müdafaa (inherited)
    Crimean Tatar: mudafaa
  • Uyghur: مۇداپىە (mudapie)
  • Uzbek: mudofaa