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دِفاع
defense /diˈfaːʕ/
nounA2#990 most common
Also: defence, advocacy / plea (legal), the back line (sports)
Example sentences
الدِّفاع مُهِمّ.
Defense is important.
فَريقُنا لَدَيهِ دِفاعٌ قَوِيّ.
Our team has a strong defense.
قَدَّمَ المُحامي دِفاعاً جَيِّداً عن مُوَكِّلِهِ.
The lawyer presented a good defense for his client.
تَعمَلُ وَزارةُ الدِّفاعِ على تَحديثِ الجَيشِ.
The Ministry of Defense is working on modernizing the army.
الدِّفاعُ عن النَّفسِ حَقٌّ مَشروعٌ يَكفُلُهُ القانونُ.
Self-defense is a legitimate right guaranteed by law.
رَغمَ ضَعفِ الدِّفاعاتِ، صَمَدَتِ المَدينةُ أمامَ الحِصارِ طويلاً.
Despite the weak defenses, the city held out against the siege for a long time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دِفاعٌ | دِفاعاتٌ |
| Genitive | دِفاعٍ | دِفاعاتٍ |
| Accusative | دِفاعاً | دِفاعاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا دِفاعُ | يا دِفاعاتُ |
Word family
Etymology
دِفاع is the verbal noun of the form III verb دافَعَ, 'to defend.' Both come from the triliteral root د-ف-ع, whose base sense is pushing or repelling. The word names the act of warding off an attack, whether physical, legal, or military.
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