دفا

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ف ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَاء‎ (dafāʾ).

Noun

دفا • (dafa) m

warmth

Usage notes

Although دفا is technically a noun, it is used instead of دافي‎ (dāfi) when describing the weather with الدنيا‎ (id-dinya).
‏الطقس دافي. / الدنيا دفا.‎‎
iṭ-ṭaʔs dāfi / id-dinya dafa
It's warm outside.

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