د ف ن

Arabic

Root

د ف ن • (d-f-n)

related to burying

Derived terms

Verbs

Form I: دَفَنَ (dafana, “to bury”)
- Verbal noun: دَفْن (dafn)
- Active participle: دَافِن (dāfin)
- Passive participle: مَدْفُون (madfūn)
Form II: دَفَّنَ (daffana)
- Verbal noun: تَدْفِين (tadfīn)
- Active participle: مُدَفِّن (mudaffin)
- Passive participle: مُدَفَّن (mudaffan)

Nouns

دَفْن (dafn)
مَدْفِن (madfin)
دَفِينَة (dafīna, “hidden treasure; treasure trove”)

Adjectives

دَفِين (dafīn, “buried; hidden”)

References

Wehr, Hans (1960) “د ف ن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

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