Arabic

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Root
د ف ع (d f ʕ)
9 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕaf

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

Declension

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Descendants

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