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دفنه

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of burying, concealing, or hiding something. It extends to concepts of hidden treasures, things that are buried, and even abstract notions of hidden faults or secrets. It also encompasses related ideas like being lost or going astray.

Derived headwords

دَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to buryboth

    To cover something with earth or another material, to inter.

  2. 2.
    to concealboth

    To hide something from view or knowledge.

  3. 3.
    to hide (oneself)both

    To be hidden or concealed.

دَفَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bury itboth

    To cover it with earth or another material, to inter it.

  2. 2.
    to conceal itboth

    To hide it from view or knowledge.

يَدْفِنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he buries itboth

    He covers it with earth or another material, he inters it.

  2. 2.
    he conceals itboth

    He hides it from view or knowledge.

كَادَفَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bury togetherclassical

    To participate in burying something with others.

  2. 2.
    to conceal from each otherclassical

    To hide secrets or information from one another.

افْتَعَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bury oneselfclassical

    To bury oneself, to be interred.

  2. 2.
    to be concealedclassical

    To become hidden or secret.

فَانْدَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    he was buriedclassical

    He was covered with earth or another material, he was interred.

  2. 2.
    he became concealedclassical

    He became hidden or secret.

تَدَفَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to bury oneselfclassical

    To bury oneself, to be interred.

  2. 2.
    to be concealedclassical

    To become hidden or secret.

الدَّفْنnoun
  1. 1.
    burialboth

    The act or process of burying something, especially a dead body.

  2. 2.
    concealmentboth

    The act of hiding something.

الدَّفِينadjective
  1. 1.
    buriedboth

    Covered with earth or another material; interred.

  2. 2.
    hiddenboth

    Concealed from view or knowledge.

  3. 3.
    hidden treasureboth

    Something buried and valuable that has been hidden.

أَدْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    burialsclassical

    Plural of burial; instances of burying.

  2. 2.
    hidden thingsclassical

    Plural of hidden things, often referring to treasures.

دَفْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    buried thingsclassical

    Plural of buried things, often referring to treasures.

  2. 2.
    hidden treasuresclassical

    Plural of hidden treasures.

الرَّكِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    wellclassical

    A well, especially one that is hidden or covered.

الحَوْضnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternclassical

    A cistern or reservoir, possibly one that is hidden.

المَنْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    watering placeclassical

    A watering place, especially one that is hidden or covered.

امْرَأَةٌ دَفِينٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden womanclassical

    A woman who is hidden or concealed.

دَفِينَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden thingboth

    Something that is hidden or concealed.

  2. 2.
    treasureboth

    A hidden treasure, something buried and valuable.

  3. 3.
    concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or concealing.

دَفَائِنnoun
  1. 1.
    treasuresboth

    Plural of hidden treasures.

  2. 2.
    hidden thingsboth

    Plural of hidden things.

رَكِيَّةٌ دَفِينٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden wellclassical

    A well that is hidden or covered.

مَدْفَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    burial placeboth

    A place where something is buried, a tomb or grave.

  2. 2.
    hidden placeclassical

    A place where something is hidden.

دَفَّانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    burial placeclassical

    A place where something is buried, a tomb or grave.

  2. 2.
    hidden placeclassical

    A place where something is hidden.

مِنْدَفَنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden placeclassical

    A place where something is hidden or buried.

المَدْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    one who goes astrayboth

    An animal or person that wanders aimlessly, like a runaway.

  2. 2.
    hidden thingclassical

    Something that is hidden or buried.

الدَّفُونnoun
  1. 1.
    one who goes astrayboth

    An animal or person that wanders aimlessly, like a runaway.

أَدْفَنَ العَبْدverb
  1. 1.
    the slave ran awayclassical

    The slave ran away before reaching the place where he was to be sold.

دَاءٌ دَفِينٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden illnessboth

    An illness that reappears after being hidden, leading to trouble.

دَفِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hidden illnessboth

    An illness that reappears after being hidden, leading to trouble.

دَافَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to hide from each otherclassical

    To conceal secrets or information from one another.

دُوفِنَname
  1. 1.
    Dufnaclassical

    A male and female name.

نَاقَةٌ دَفُونٌnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that stays in the middleclassical

    A female camel that tends to stay in the middle of the herd when they drink.

تَدَافَنُواverb
  1. 1.
    they concealed from each otherclassical

    They hid secrets or information from one another.

الدَّفْنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    striped garmentclassical

    A garment that is striped.

رَجُلٌ دَفِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    obscure manclassical

    A man who is unknown, insignificant, or of low status.

المِدْفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out waterskinclassical

    A waterskin that is old and worn out.

بَقَرَةٌ دَافِنَةُ الجَذْمnoun
  1. 1.
    cow with worn teethclassical

    A cow whose molars have been worn down by old age.

دَافَنَا الأَمْرverb
  1. 1.
    the matter entered intoclassical

    The inner part or core of a matter was reached.

مَنْزِلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dwelling placeclassical

    A dwelling place belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe.

Parallel reading

دفنه، وواراه
He buried it, and he concealed it.
كادفنه، على افتعله
Like he buried it, he buried himself.
فاندفن وتدفن
So he was buried and he buried himself.
والدفين: كالمدفون ج: أدفان ودفناء
And the buried one: like the buried, plural: adfān and dafnā'.
والركية، والحوض، والمنهل يندفن
And the well, and the cistern, and the watering place that is hidden.
وامرأة دفين ودفينة ج: دفناء، ودفائن
And a hidden woman and a hidden thing, plural: dafnā', dafā'in.
وركية دفين ومدفان ودفان، ككتاب: مندفنة
And a hidden well, and a burial place, and a place of burial, like kitāb: a hidden place.
والدفينة: ما يدفن، والكنز ج: دفائن، وع
And the hidden thing: what is buried, and the treasure, plural: dafā'in, and concealment.
والمدفان والمدفون من الإبل والناس: الذاهب على وجهه لا لحاجة كالأباق
And the one who goes astray and the buried one from camels and people: the one going aimlessly without need, like a runaway.
وقد دفنت دفنا: سارت على وجهها
And she went aimlessly, a going aimlessly: she went on her way.
وأدفن العبد، كافتعل: أبق قبل وصول المصر الذي يباع فيه، فهو دفون
And the slave ran away, like he buried himself: he ran away before reaching the city where he was to be sold, so he is a runaway.
وداء دفين ودفن: ظهر بعد خفاء، فنشأ منه شر وعر
And a hidden illness and a hidden one: it appeared after concealment, and from it arose evil and difficulty.
ودوفن: رجل وامرأة
And Dufna: a man and a woman.
وناقة دفون: عادتها أن تكون وسط الإبل إذا وردت، وقد دفنت تدفن
And a camel that stays in the middle: her habit is to be in the middle of the camels when they drink, and she went aimlessly, she goes aimlessly.
وتدافنوا: تكاتموا
And they concealed from each other: they kept secrets from each other.
والدفني، كعربي: ثوب مخطط
And the Dhafani, like 'Arabi: a striped garment.
ورجل دفن، بالفتح: خامل
And a man Dhafana, with fatha: obscure.
والمدفان: السقاء البالي
And the Madfana: the worn-out waterskin.
وبقرة دافنة الجذم: انسحقت أضراسها هرما
And a cow whose molars are worn down: her teeth have been ground down by old age.
ودافنا الأمر: داخله
And the matter entered into: its inside.
وكسفينة: منزل لبني سليم
And like Safina: a dwelling place for Banu Sulaym.