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دَفْن
burial /ˈdafn/
nounB1#2798 most common
Also: interment, burying
Example sentences
الدَّفْنُ غَدًا.
The burial is tomorrow.
حَضَرَ الجَمِيعُ مَرَاسِمَ الدَّفْنِ.
Everyone attended the burial ceremony.
تَأَخَّرَ الدَّفْنُ بِسَبَبِ المَطَرِ.
The burial was delayed because of the rain.
يُفَضِّلُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ الدَّفْنَ فِي مَسْقِطِ رَأْسِهِمْ.
Some people prefer burial in their birthplace.
نَظَّمَتِ الأُسْرَةُ مَرَاسِمَ الدَّفْنِ وَفْقًا لِلتَّقَالِيدِ الدِّينِيَّةِ.
The family organized the burial rites according to religious traditions.
أَثَارَ عُلَمَاءُ الآثَارِ جَدَلًا حَوْلَ طَرِيقَةِ دَفْنِ الفَرَاعِنَةِ القُدَامَى.
Archaeologists sparked debate about the method used to bury the ancient pharaohs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دَفْنٌ | أَدْفَانٌ |
| Genitive | دَفْنٍ | أَدْفَانٍ |
| Accusative | دَفْنًا | أَدْفَانًا |
| Vocative | يَا دَفْنُ | يَا أَدْفَانُ |
Word family
دَفَنَto bury
دَافِنone who buries, gravedigger
مَدْفَنburial place, grave
مَدْفُونburiedدَفِينburied, hidden
Etymology
دَفْن is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Form I verb دَفَنَ, built on the triliteral Semitic root د-ف-ن, which carries the sense of burying, hiding, or concealing. The word names the act itself, not the person or the place. It has been part of Arabic since the earliest classical texts and is the standard term used across religious, legal, and everyday speech.
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