دفاع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ف ع‎ (d-f-ʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.faːʕ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

دِفَاع • (difāʕ) m

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

Declension
Declension of noun دِفَاع (difāʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِفَاع
difāʕ		 الدِّفَاع‎
ad-difāʕ		 دِفَاع
difāʕ
Nominative دِفَاعٌ
difāʕun		 الدِّفَاعُ‎
ad-difāʕu		 دِفَاعُ
difāʕu
Accusative دِفَاعًا‎
difāʕan		 الدِّفَاعَ‎
ad-difāʕa		 دِفَاعَ
difāʕa
Genitive دِفَاعٍ
difāʕin		 الدِّفَاعِ‎
ad-difāʕi		 دِفَاعِ
difāʕi

Pashto

Noun

دفاع • (difā́ҁ) f

  1. defense, protection

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic دِفَاع‎ (difāʕ).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /difɔʔ/

Noun
Dari دفاع
Iranian Persian
Tajik дифоъ (difoʾ)

دفاع • (defâ')

  1. defence
    ‏وزارت دفاع‎ ― vezârat-e defâ' ― Ministry of Defence
    Synonym: پدافند‎ (padâfand)
    Antonyms: حمله‎ (hamle), یورش‎ (yureš)

Derived terms
  • دفاع کردن‎ (defâ' kardan, “to defend”)
  • دفاعی‎ (defâ'i, “defensive”)
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