دف

See also: ذق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ف ف (d-f-f); a more primitive form of د ف ع (d-f-ʕ). The noun “lateral surface” may have to be drawn to the Persianisms and ultimate Sumerianisms in the second etymology instead, if not deriving from a combination of both it and native roots.

Verb

دَفَّ • (daffa) I, non-past يَدِفُّ‎ (yadiffu)

  1. to flap the wings (of a bird)
Conjugation

Noun

دَفّ • (daff) m (plural دُفُوف (dufūf))

  1. side, lateral surface
Declension
  • دَفَّة (daffa, wing, casement)
  • دِفِّيَّة (diffiyya, loose Egyptian woolen cloak)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, tablet).

Noun

دُفّ or دَفّ • (duff or daff) m (plural دُفُوف (dufūf))

  1. (music) tambourine
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Catalan: alduf, adufle
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: adufe, aduffe
  • Spanish: adufe, adufre

Baluchi

Noun

دف • (daf)

  1. mouth

See also

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian دف (daf), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, tablet).

Noun

دف • (def, tef)

  1. daf (a Persian frame drum)

Descendants

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /⁠dap⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, tablet).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? daf
Dari reading? daf
Iranian reading? daf
Tajik reading? daf

Noun

Dari دف
Iranian Persian
Tajik даф

دف • (daf)

  1. daf (a Persian frame drum)

Descendants

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