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دفه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of strangeness or being a stranger, possibly with a connotation of being an outsider or a wanderer. It is a very sparsely attested root.

Derived headwords

الدَّافِهُnoun
  1. 1.
    strangerclassical

    A stranger, an outsider, or someone who is unfamiliar with a place or people.

الدَّاهِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    strangerclassical

    A stranger, similar in meaning to 'al-dāfih'. It implies someone who is foreign or unfamiliar.

الهَادِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    strangerclassical

    A stranger, used synonymously with 'al-dāfih' and 'al-dāhif'. It denotes someone who is foreign or unknown.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث
Al-Layth omitted it.
وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي قال: الدافه الغريب
And Tha'lab narrated from Ibn al-A'rābī, who said: 'Al-dāfih is the stranger'.
كأنه بمعنى الداهف والهادف
It is as if it means 'al-dāhif' and 'al-hādif'.