ضيف

See also: ضيق and صيف

Arabic
Root
ض ي ف (ḍ-y-f)

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m or f (plural أَضْيَاف (ʔaḍyāf) or ضُيُوف (ḍuyūf) or ضِيفَان (ḍīfān) or أَضَايِف (ʔaḍāyif), feminine ضَيْف (ḍayf) or ضَيْفَة (ḍayfa))

  1. (common) guest(s)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:68:
      قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
      qāla ʔinna hāʔulāʔi ḍayfī falā tafḍaḥūni
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:24:
      هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
      hal ʔatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʔibrāhīma l-mukramīna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ضَيْف
ḍayf		 الضَّيْف
aḍ-ḍayf		 ضَيْف
ḍayf
Nominative ضَيْفٌ
ḍayfun		 الضَّيْفُ
aḍ-ḍayfu		 ضَيْفُ
ḍayfu
Accusative ضَيْفًا
ḍayfan		 الضَّيْفَ
aḍ-ḍayfa		 ضَيْفَ
ḍayfa
Genitive ضَيْفٍ
ḍayfin		 الضَّيْفِ
aḍ-ḍayfi		 ضَيْفِ
ḍayfi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ضَيْفَيْن
ḍayfayn		 الضَّيْفَيْن
aḍ-ḍayfayn		 ضَيْفَيْ
ḍayfay
Nominative ضَيْفَانِ
ḍayfāni		 الضَّيْفَانِ
aḍ-ḍayfāni		 ضَيْفَا
ḍayfā
Accusative ضَيْفَيْنِ
ḍayfayni		 الضَّيْفَيْنِ
aḍ-ḍayfayni		 ضَيْفَيْ
ḍayfay
Genitive ضَيْفَيْنِ
ḍayfayni		 الضَّيْفَيْنِ
aḍ-ḍayfayni		 ضَيْفَيْ
ḍayfay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف
ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif		 الْأَضْيَاف‎; الضُّيُوف‎; الضِّيفَان‎; الْأَضَايِف
al-ʔaḍyāf‎; aḍ-ḍuyūf‎; aḍ-ḍīfān‎; al-ʔaḍāyif		 أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف
ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif
Nominative أَضْيَافٌ‎; ضُيُوفٌ‎; ضِيفَانٌ‎; أَضَايِفُ
ʔaḍyāfun‎; ḍuyūfun‎; ḍīfānun‎; ʔaḍāyifu		 الْأَضْيَافُ‎; الضُّيُوفُ‎; الضِّيفَانُ‎; الْأَضَايِفُ
al-ʔaḍyāfu‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfu‎; aḍ-ḍīfānu‎; al-ʔaḍāyifu		 أَضْيَافُ‎; ضُيُوفُ‎; ضِيفَانُ‎; أَضَايِفُ
ʔaḍyāfu‎; ḍuyūfu‎; ḍīfānu‎; ʔaḍāyifu
Accusative أَضْيَافًا‎; ضُيُوفًا‎; ضِيفَانًا‎; أَضَايِفَ
ʔaḍyāfan‎; ḍuyūfan‎; ḍīfānan‎; ʔaḍāyifa		 الْأَضْيَافَ‎; الضُّيُوفَ‎; الضِّيفَانَ‎; الْأَضَايِفَ
al-ʔaḍyāfa‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfa‎; aḍ-ḍīfāna‎; al-ʔaḍāyifa		 أَضْيَافَ‎; ضُيُوفَ‎; ضِيفَانَ‎; أَضَايِفَ
ʔaḍyāfa‎; ḍuyūfa‎; ḍīfāna‎; ʔaḍāyifa
Genitive أَضْيَافٍ‎; ضُيُوفٍ‎; ضِيفَانٍ‎; أَضَايِفَ
ʔaḍyāfin‎; ḍuyūfin‎; ḍīfānin‎; ʔaḍāyifa		 الْأَضْيَافِ‎; الضُّيُوفِ‎; الضِّيفَانِ‎; الْأَضَايِفِ
al-ʔaḍyāfi‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfi‎; aḍ-ḍīfāni‎; al-ʔaḍāyifi		 أَضْيَافِ‎; ضُيُوفِ‎; ضِيفَانِ‎; أَضَايِفِ
ʔaḍyāfi‎; ḍuyūfi‎; ḍīfāni‎; ʔaḍāyifi

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَافَ (ḍāfa) (form I)

Declension
Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ضَيْف
ḍayf		 الضَّيْف
aḍ-ḍayf		 ضَيْف
ḍayf
Nominative ضَيْفٌ
ḍayfun		 الضَّيْفُ
aḍ-ḍayfu		 ضَيْفُ
ḍayfu
Accusative ضَيْفًا
ḍayfan		 الضَّيْفَ
aḍ-ḍayfa		 ضَيْفَ
ḍayfa
Genitive ضَيْفٍ
ḍayfin		 الضَّيْفِ
aḍ-ḍayfi		 ضَيْفِ
ḍayfi

References

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ض ي ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤe̞ːf]

Noun

ضِيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضِيوف (ḍiyūf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍēfa))

  1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضَيَّف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يِضَيِّف (yiḍayyif))

  1. to offer hospitality, to offer food to guests

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dˤiːf/, /dˤajf/

Noun

ضِيف or ضَيْف • (ḍīf or ḍayf) m (plural ضياف (ḍyāf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍīfa) or ضَيْفة (ḍayfa))

  1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضيف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يضيف (yḍayyaf))

  1. to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality
    Synonym: ضايف (ḍāyaf)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ضيف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضيّفت (ḍayyaft) ضيّفتي (ḍayyafti) ضيّف (ḍayyaf) ضيّفنا (ḍayyafna) ضيّفتوا (ḍayyaftu) ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
f ضيّفت (ḍayyfāt)
non-past m نضيّف (nḍayyaf) تضيّف (tḍayyaf) يضيّف (yḍayyaf) نضيّفوا (nḍayyfu) تضيّفوا (tḍayyfu) يضيّفوا (yḍayyfu)
f تضيّفي (tḍayyfi) تضيّف (tḍayyaf)
imperative m ضيّف (ḍayyaf) ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
f ضيّفي (ḍayyfi)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤeːf]
  • Audio (Amman)(file)

Noun

ضيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضيوف (ḍyūf), feminine ضيفة (ḍēfe))

  1. guest
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