دافع

العربية

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دافع^¹

/daː.fa.ʕa/

verb دَافَعَ · dāfaʕa · يُدَافِعُ · دِفَاع · مُدَافَعَة

to defend
to ward off, to keep off
to hinder, to delay, to put off

دافع^²

/daː.fiʕ/

Rhymes with -iʕ

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push”).

noun دَافِع · dāfiʕ · دَوَافِع · الدَّافِع

motivator, stimulus, driver البَحْثُ وَٱلتَّطْوِيرُ هُوَ أَحَدُ دَوَافِعِ عَجَلَةِ النُّمُوِّ ٱلْإقْتِصَادِيِّ.
motivation

In English

defend ward off attacks against
payer one who pays
motivation willingness of action especially in behavior

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دافع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}