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دفه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with its primary meaning related to being a stranger or foreigner. It is noted that the root is largely unrecorded in major classical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الدَّافِهُnoun
  1. 1.
    stranger, foreignerclassical

    A person who is strange, unfamiliar, or from a foreign land.

هَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to aim, targetboth

    To direct one's efforts or attention towards a specific goal or object.

هَادِفadjective
  1. 1.
    aiming, targetingboth

    One who aims or targets; can also refer to something that is aimed at.

دَافِهadjective
  1. 1.
    strange, foreignclassical

    Describing someone or something as unfamiliar or alien.

أَدْفَهُname
  1. 1.
    Adfeh (village name)modern

    A village located in Akhmim, in Upper Egypt. It is distinct from the previously mentioned Adfu.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والليث.
Al-Jawhari and Al-Layth neglected it.
وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي قال: هو الغريب
Tha'lab narrated from Ibn al-A'rabi, who said: It is the stranger.
زاد الأزهري: كالهادف والداهف.
Al-Azhari added: like al-hadif and al-dahif.
أدفه، كأحمد: قرية بإخميم من صعيد مصر، وهو غير أدفو التي تقدم ذكرها في الفاء.
Adfeh, like Ahmad: a village in Akhmim from Upper Egypt, and it is different from Adfu which was previously mentioned under the letter Fa'.