مَدْفَع
watercourse
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Also written دافع: دَافَعَ (to defend)
Highlights
Plural
دَوَافِع
Most common words from the same root
دَافِع in English
Noun · masculine
- motivator, stimulus, driver
البَحْثُ وَٱلتَّطْوِيرُ هُوَ أَحَدُ دَوَافِعِ عَجَلَةِ النُّمُوِّ ٱلْإقْتِصَادِيِّ.Research and development is one of the drivers of economic development (“the wheel of economic growth”).
- motivation
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push”).
Words from the root د-ف-ع
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
دَفَعَ
· present يَدْفَعُ
Form I · The plain action
to pay; to push, to push away, to drive away; to push, to drive, to prompt
دَافَعَ
· present يُدَافِعُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to defend; to ward off, to keep off; to hinder, to delay, to put off
تَدَافَعَ
· present يَتَدَافَعُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to shove each other; to be or become propelled; to push the thing away between each other
تَدَافُع
مُتَدَافِع
مُتَدَافَع
اِنْدَفَعَ
· present يَنْدَفِعُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to dive, to rush; to set up, to begin
اِنْدِفَاع
propulsion
مُنْدَفِع
مُنْدَفَع
مِدْفَع
gun
دَفْعَةً
in one go
دَافِع: plural and other forms
| Singular | دَافِع |
|---|---|
| Plural | دَوَافِع |
دَافِع in a sentence
Dictionary examples
motivator
البَحْثُ وَٱلتَّطْوِيرُ هُوَ أَحَدُ دَوَافِعِ عَجَلَةِ النُّمُوِّ ٱلْإقْتِصَادِيِّ.Research and development is one of the drivers of economic development (“the wheel of economic growth”).
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