دافي

Moroccan Arabic
Root
د ف ي‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic دافِئ‎ (dāfiʔ, “warm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daː.fi/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

دافي • (dāfi) (feminine دافية‎ (dāfya), masculine plural دافيين‎ (dāfyīn), feminine plural دافيات‎ (dāfyāt), elative أدفى‎ (ʔadfa) or دفى‎ (dfa))

  1. warm
    Antonym: بارد‎ (bārid)

See also

South Levantine Arabic
Root
د ف ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic دافِئ‎ (dāfiʔ, “warm”). Equivalent to the active participle of دفي‎ (difi, “to become warm”) .

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daː.fi/, [ˈdæː.fi]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

دافي • (dāfi) (feminine دافية‎ (dāfye), elative أدفى‎ (ʔadfa))

  1. warm
    ‏الطقس دافي.‎‎ ― iṭ-ṭaʔs dāfi ― The weather is warm.

Usage notes
  • When describing the weather with الدنيا‎ (id-dinya), the noun دفا‎ (dafa) is used instead.

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)
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