دافع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ف ع (d-f-ʕ).

Verb

دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa) III, non-past يُدَافِعُ‎ (yudāfiʕu)

  1. to defend (عَن (ʕan))
  2. to ward off, keep off
  3. to hinder, delay, put off

Conjugation

Noun

دَافِع (dāfiʕ) m (plural دَوَافِع (dawāfiʕ))

  1. motivator, stimulus, driver
    • البحث والتطوير هو إحدى دوافع عجلة النمو الإقتصادي
      research and development is one of the drivers of economic development (“the wheel of economic growth”)

Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), دافع”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), دافع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ع

Etymology

From Arabic دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daː.faʕ/, [ˈdæː.faʕ]
  • (file)

Verb

دافع (dāfaʕ) (form III, present بدافع (bidāfeʕ))

  1. to defend, to protect
    Synonym: حمى (ḥama)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دافع (dāfaʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دافعت (dāfaʕt) دافعت (dāfaʕt) دافع (dāfaʕ) دافعنا (dāfaʕna) دافعتو (dāfaʕtu) دافعو (dāfaʕu)
f دافعتي (dāfaʕti) دافعت (dāfaʕat)
present m بدافع (badāfeʕ) بتدافع (bitdāfeʕ) بدافع (bidāfeʕ) مندافع (mindāfeʕ) بتدافعو (bitdāfʕu) بدافعو (bidāfʕu)
f بتدافعي (bitdāfʕi) بتدافع (bitdāfeʕ)
subjunctive m ادافع (adāfeʕ) تدافع (tdāfeʕ) يدافع (ydāfeʕ) ندافع (ndāfeʕ) تدافعو (tdāfʕu) يدافعو (ydāfʕu)
f تدافعي (tdāfʕi) تدافع (tdāfeʕ)
imperative m دافع (dāfeʕ) دافعو (dāfʕu)
f دافعي (dāfʕi)
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