دفاية

Hijazi Arabic

دَفَّاية

Etymology

From the root د ف ء‎ (d-f-ʔ), "to warm up". cognate to the standard Arabic مِدْفَأَة‎ (midfaʔa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daˈfːaːja/

Noun

دَفَّاية • (daffāya) f (plural دَفَّايات‎ (daffāyāt))

heater, electric heater

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ي‎

Alternative forms

دفاي‎ (“daffāy”)

Etymology

Coined from the root in the فَعَّال‎ (faʕʕāl) agent pattern .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daf.faː.je/, [dafˈfæː.je]

IPA^(key): /daf.faː.ja/, [dafˈfæː.ja]

IPA^(key): (Galilee) /daf.faːj/, [dafˈfæːj]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

دفّاية • (daffāye) f (plural دفّايات‎ (daffāyāt))

stove, heater

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