ضيف

See also: ضيق‎ and صيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ف‎ (ḍ-y-f).

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m or f (plural أَضْيَاف‎ (ʔaḍyāf) or ضُيُوف‎ (ḍuyūf) or ضِيفَان‎ (ḍīfān) or أَضَايِف‎ (ʔaḍāyif), feminine ضَيْف (ḍayf) or ضَيْفَة‎ (ḍayfa))

  1. (common) guest(s)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:68:
      ‏قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ‎
      qāla ʔinna hāʔulāʔi ḍayfī falā tafḍaḥūni
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:24:
      ‏هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ‎
      hal ʔatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʔibrāhīma l-mukramīna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَافَ‎ (ḍāfa) (form I)

Declension

References

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ض ي ف‎
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف‎ (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤiːf/, /dˤajf/

Noun

ضِيف or ضَيْف • (ḍīf or ḍayf) m (plural ضياف‎ (ḍyāf), feminine ضِيفة‎ (ḍīfa) or ضَيْفة‎ (ḍayfa))

  1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ‎ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضيف • (ḍayyaf) (form II, non-past يضيف‎ (yḍayyaf))

  1. to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality
    Synonym: ضايف‎ (ḍāyaf)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ضيف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضيّفت‎ (ḍayyaft) ضيّفتي‎ (ḍayyafti) ضيّف (ḍayyaf) ضيّفنا‎ (ḍayyafna) ضيّفتوا‎ (ḍayyaftu) ضيّفوا‎ (ḍayyfu)
f ضيّفت‎ (ḍayyfāt)
non-past m نضيّف‎ (nḍayyaf) تضيّف‎ (tḍayyaf) يضيّف‎ (yḍayyaf) نضيّفوا‎ (nḍayyfu) تضيّفوا‎ (tḍayyfu) يضيّفوا‎ (yḍayyfu)
f تضيّفي‎ (tḍayyfi) تضيّف‎ (tḍayyaf)
imperative m ضيّف (ḍayyaf) ضيّفوا‎ (ḍayyfu)
f ضيّفي‎ (ḍayyfi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيْف‎ (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤeːf]
  • (file)

Noun

ضيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضيوف‎ (ḍyūf), feminine ضيفة‎ (ḍēfe))

  1. guest
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