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دافَع

to defend /daːˈfaʕa/

verbB1#1917 most common

Also: to advocate for, to stand up for, to protect

Example sentences

دافَعَ عَنْ بَيْتِهِ.
He defended his house.
أُدافِعُ عَنْ صَديقي دائِماً.
I always defend my friend.
دافَعَتِ الأُمُّ عَنْ أَطْفالِها بِكُلِّ قُوَّةٍ.
The mother defended her children with all her strength.
يُدافِعُ المُحامي عَنْ مُوَكِّلِهِ أَمامَ المَحْكَمَة.
The lawyer defends his client before the court.
سَنُدافِعُ عَنْ حُقوقِنا مَهْما كانَتِ التَّضْحِيات.
We will defend our rights whatever the sacrifices may be.
لَمْ يَتَرَدَّدْ في أَنْ يُدافِعَ عَنْ مَبادِئِهِ رَغْمَ الضُّغوطِ الَّتي واجَهَها.
He did not hesitate to defend his principles despite the pressures he faced.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأُدافِعُدافَعْتُسَأُدافِعُ
2sgتُدافِعُدافَعْتَسَتُدافِعُ
3sgيُدافِعُدافَعَسَيُدافِعُ
1plنُدافِعُدافَعْناسَنُدافِعُ
2plتُدافِعونَدافَعْتُمسَتُدافِعونَ
3plيُدافِعونَدافَعواسَيُدافِعونَ

Word family

دِفاعdefenseمُدافِعdefender
دَفَعَto push, to pay
دِفاعِيّdefensive
مُدافَعةact of defending

Etymology

The verb comes from the Semitic root د-ف-ع (d-f-ʿ), whose basic sense is to push, repel, or drive away. The form III pattern فاعَل turns that into sustained, directed effort against something, giving the meaning to defend or ward off on behalf of someone. It almost always takes the preposition عَنْ, meaning to defend for or on behalf of.

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