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دافِئ
warm /ˈdaː.fiʔ/
adjectiveB1#2347 most common
Also: mild (of weather), warm-hearted (figurative)
Example sentences
الجو دافئ اليوم.
The weather is warm today.
أرتدي معطفاً دافئاً في الشتاء.
I wear a warm coat in winter.
أحب أن أشرب كوباً من الحليب الدافئ قبل النوم.
I like to drink a cup of warm milk before sleeping.
كان استقبال الضيوف دافئاً جداً.
The reception of the guests was very warm.
تتميز هذه المنطقة بمناخ دافئ طوال العام.
This region is known for a warm climate all year round.
على الرغم من برودة الخارج، ظلت العلاقة بينهما دافئة كما كانت دائماً.
Despite the cold outside, the relationship between them stayed as warm as it always had been.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دافئٌ | دافئون |
| Genitive | دافئٍ | دافئين |
| Accusative | دافئاً | دافئين |
| Vocative | يا دافئُ | يا دافئون |
Word family
دِفْءwarmth
أدفأto warm (something) up
تدفئةheating
دفيئةgreenhouse, hothouse
استدفأto warm oneself
Etymology
دافِئ comes from the Arabic triliteral root د-ف-أ (d-f-ʼ), whose base verb دَفِئَ means "to be or become warm." دافِئ is the active participle, built on the common فاعل (fāʻil) pattern that Arabic uses to turn a verb's meaning into "the one or thing that is X." The root itself is native Semitic vocabulary, not borrowed from another language family.
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