مدفع
العربية
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مدفع¹
- /mid.faʕ/
- /ˈmad.faʕ/ Egyptian
- /mad.faʕ/ Moroccan
- /ˈmad.faʕ/ Palestine
Where it comes from
Tool noun from the root د ف ع (d f ʕ); literally an instrument that propels or impels, occurring in the determined sense of a cannon first in the 14ᵗʰ in Mamluk-ruled Egypt.
noun مِدْفَع · midfaʕ · مَدَافِع · الْمِدْفَع
- gun; cannon
مدفع²
- /mad.faʕ/
Where it comes from
Noun of place from the root د ف ع (d f ʕ).
noun مَدْفَع · madfaʕ · مَدَافِع · الْمَدْفَع
- watercourse, the lowest part of a valley where the torrent pours forth ١ عَفَتِ الدِّيارُ مَحَلُّهَا فَمُقَامُهَا * بمنًى تأبَّدَ غَوْلُها فَرِجَامُهَا ٢ فمَدافعُ الرَّيَّانِ عُرِّيَ رَسْمُهَا * خَلَقًا كما ضَمِنَ الوُحِيَّ سِلاَمُها ٣ دِمَنٌ تَجَرَّمَ بَعدَ عَهْدِ أنِيسِهَا * حِجَجٌ خَلَوْنَ حَلالُهَا وحَرَامُهَا ٤ رُزِقَتْ مَرابيعَ النُّجُومِ وَصَابَهَا * وَدْقُ الرَ
- verbal noun of دَفَعَ (dafaʕa) (form I)
- means of defense, pleading in court etc.
In English
Talk about this word "مدفع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. مدفع. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9 "مدفع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9.Cite this
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