د ف ن

Arabic

Root

د فن • (d-f-n)

related to burying

Derived terms

Verbs

Form I: دَفَنَ‎ (dafana, “to bury”)
- Verbal noun: دَفْن‎ (dafn)
- Active participle: دَافِن‎ (dāfin)
- Passive participle: مَدْفُون‎ (madfūn)
Form II: دَفَّنَ‎ (daffana)
- Verbal noun: تَدْفِين‎ (tadfīn)
- Active participle: مُدَفِّن‎ (mudaffin)
- Passive participle: مُدَفَّن‎ (mudaffan)

Nouns

دَفْن‎ (dafn)
مَدْفِن‎ (madfin)
دَفِينَة‎ (dafīna, “hidden treasure; treasure trove”)

Adjectives

‌ دَفِين‎ (dafīn, “buried; hidden”)

References

Wehr, Hans (1960), “د فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

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