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Form 1دَفِئَ2 senses
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarدَفَأٌ دَفَآءَةٌ

Core sense — he was, or became, warm; he wore warm clothinggenerated

1.1he wore warm clothing to protect himself from the cold—دَفِئَ مِنَ البَرْدِ

like ظَمَأٌ, the maṣdar of ظَمِئَ, and دَفَآءَةٌ, like كَرَاهَةٌ, the maṣdar of كَرِهَ.

Said of a man: he was, or became, warm, or hot — generally the first of these; see دِفْءٌ below. Or he felt heat; or he wore what made him warm, or hot.

he warmed himself with the garment—تدفّأ بِالثَّوْبِ
he warmed himself with the garment—استدفأ بالثوب
he warmed himself with the garment—اِدَّفَأَ بالثوب

The last of these verbs, originally اِدْتَفَأَ, is of the measure اِفْتَعَلَ. They are said of one who has clad himself in what makes him warm, or hot; or the meaning of استدفأ بالثوب is that he wanted warmth by means of the garment.

اِدَّفَيْتُ and اِسْتَدْفَيْتُ also occur, for ادّفأت and استدفأت, meaning I wore what made me warm, or hot.

the tent, or house, or chamber, was, or became, warm, or hot—دَفِئَ البَيْتُ
it was, or became, warm, or hot—دَفُؤَ

Said of a tent, house, or chamber, and of a day; and in like manner of a garment..

our night was, or became, warm, or hot—دَفُؤَتْ لَيْلَتُنَا

on this sense This applies throughout, however the verb is construed.

1.2

دَفَأَ, for دَفَا: see form 1 in the article on دفو.

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, aor. دَفَاَ , (S, M, Msb, K,) inf. n. دَفَأٌ , (S, Msb, * TA,) like ظَمَأٌ inf. n. of ظَمِئَ , and دَفَآءَةٌ , like كَرَاهَةٌ inf. n. of كَرِهَ , (S,) said of a man, (S, Msb,) He was, or became, warm, or hot: (S, M,* K: *) [generally meaning the former: see دِفْءٌ , below:] or he experienced [warmth, or] heat: (Har p. 295:) or he wore what rendered him warm, or hot: (Msb:) and دَفِئَ مِنَ البَرْدِ [he wore warm clothing to protect himself from the cold]: (Mgh:) and تدفّأ (S, M, Mgh, K) بِالثَّوْبِ , (S, Mgh,) and استدفأ (S, M, Mgh, K) بالثوب , (S, Mgh,) and اِدَّفَأَ (S, K) بالثوب , the last of these verbs [originally اِدْتَفَأَ ,] of the measure اِفْتَعَلَ , (S,) [He warmed himself with the garment,] are said of him who has clad himself with that which renders him warm, or hot: (S:) or the meaning [of استدفأ بالثوب ] is he desired warmth, or heat, by means of the garment: (Mgh:) and اِدَّفَيْتُ and اِسْتَدْفَيْتُ occur, for ادّفأت and استدفأت , as meaning I wore what rendered me warm, or hot. (Lth, T, TA.*) You say also, دَفِئَ البَيْتُ [The tent, or house, or chamber, was, or became, warm, or hot]. (Msb.) And دَفُؤَ , (M, Msb, K,) aor. دَفُاَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. دَفَآءَةٌ , (TA,) It (a tent, or house, or chamber, ISk, T, and a day, Msb, TA) was, or became, warm, or hot. (ISk, T, M, Msb, K, TA.) [And in like manner, a garment; as is implied in the S.] And دَفُؤَتْ لَيْلَتُنَا Our night was, or became, warm, or hot. (S, O, TA.) دَفَأَ , for دَفَا : see 1 in art. دفو .
Form 3دَاْفَاَ1 sense

Core sense — he made him warm, he clad him warmlygenerated

3.1

See form 4.

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see 4.
Form 4ادفأهُ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he made him warm; he gave him muchgenerated

4.1

Said of a garment, of wool or the like: it made him warm, or hot.

Also: he clad him in a garment of wool or the like that made him warm, or hot.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز

He gave him a large gift; or he gave him much.

4.1.2the people, or company of men, collected themselves together—ادفأ القَوْمُ

Apparently so that they made one another warm, or hot.

4.1.3the camels exceeded a hundred—ادفأت الإِبِلُ عَلَىمِائَةٍ
4.2he despatched him, namely a wounded man; that is, he put him to death quickly—ادفأهُ

In the dialect of El-Yemen; also دَافَأَهُ.

Same in meaning as أَدْفَاهُ, دَافَاهُ, and دَفَاهُ; see the article on دفو.

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It (a garment, S, Mgh, Msb, of wool or the like, Mgh) rendered him warm, or hot. (S, * Mgh, Msb. *) And He clad him with a garment (M, K, TA) of wool &c. (TA) that rendered him warm, or hot. (M, K, TA.) [Hence,] He gave him a large gift; (TA;) or he gave him much. (K.) ادفأ القَوْمُ The people, or company of men, collected themselves together [app. so that they made one another warm, or hot]. (K.) ادفأت الإِبِلُ عَلَىمِائَةٍ The camels exceeded a hundred. (M.) ادفأهُ , in the dial. of El-Yemen, as also دَافَأَهُ , i. q. [ أَدْفَاهُ and ] دَافَاهُ and دَفَاهُ , [see art. دفو ,] He despatched him, namely, a wounded man; i. e. put him to death quickly. (L.)
Form 5تَدَفَّاَ1 sense

Core sense — he warmed himselfgenerated

5.1

See form 1.

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see 1.
Form 8إِدْتَفَاَ1 sense

Core sense — he warmed himselfgenerated

8.1

See form 1.

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see 1.
Form 10إِسْتَدْفَاَ1 sense

Core sense — he warmed himself, he sought warmthgenerated

10.1

See form 1.

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see 1.

Derived nouns 17

Nounدَفْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — warmth, or heatgenerated

1

See the entry that follows.

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Nounدِفْءٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — warmth; a warm garment; the shelter of a wall; camels' offspring and producegenerated

1

Warmth, or heat; the same as سُخُونَةٌ and حَرَارَةٌ; the opposite of بَرْدٌ, or of حِدَّةُ بَرْدٍ.

Also دَفْءٌ and دَفَأٌ, the maṣdar of دَفِئَ, and دَفَآءَةٌ, which is also the maṣdar of دَفِئَ according to Sgh, and of دَفُؤَ according to Yz.

Plural أَدْفَآءٌ.

1.1there is nothing on him to make him warm—مَا عَلَيْهِ دِفْءٌ

A thing — a garment or covering — of wool or the like, or of camels' fur, that makes one warm, or hot; also دِفَآءٌ, the plural of the former being as above.

But do not say ما عليه دَفَآءَةٌ, because that is a maṣdar.

1.2sit in the shelter of this wall—اُقْعُدْ فِى دِفْءِ هٰذَا الحَائِطِ

The shelter of a wall, by which one is protected from cold wind.

دَفْأَةٌ also means a shelter from the wind, for warmth.

1.3

The young ones, or offspring, and the hair or fur, and the milk, of camels, and whatever else of a useful kind is obtained from them.

So called because clothing to warm oneself with is made of camels' hair and wool.

It occurs in the Qurʾān 16:5; according to I ʿAb, it there means the offspring of any beast.

Qur’ān 16:5 approximate — somewhere between 16:1 and 16:7 Lane cites “Kur xvi. 5”
Qur’ān 16:5 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمَ خَلَقَهَا ۗ لَكُمْ فِيهَا دِفْءٌ وَمَنَـٰفِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ

And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a gift.

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Warmth, or heat; syn. سُخُونَةٌ (T, S, Mgh) and حَرَارَةٌ ; (Mgh;) contr. of بَرْدٌ ; (Msb;) or contr. of حِدَّةُ بَرْدٍ ; (M, K;) as also دَفْءٌ (IKtt TA) and دَفَأٌ , (K,) inf. n. of دَفِئَ , (S, TA,) and ↓ دَفَآءَةٌ , (K,) also inf. n. of دَفِئَ accord. to the S and Sgh, and of دَفُؤَ accord. to Yz: (TA:) pl. أَدْفَآءٌ . (M, K.) A thing [or garment or covering] that renders one warm, or hot, (Th, S, M, Mgh, K,) of wool, (Th, M, Mgh, K,) or the like, (Mgh,) or of camels' fur; (Th, M, K;) as also ↓ دِفَآءٌ : (K, * TA:) pl. of the former as above. (S.) You say, مَا عَلَيْهِ دِفْءٌ [There is not upon him any warm garment or covering, or anything to render him warm]: but you should not say, ما عليه دَفَآءَةٌ , (T, S,) because this is an inf. n. (S.) The shelter ( كِنّ ) of a wall [by which one is protected from cold wind]. (T, S, K.) You say, اُقْعُدْ فِى دِفْءِ هٰذَا الحَائِطِ [Sit thou in the shelter of this wall]. (T, S.) And دَفْأَةٌ [also] signifies A shelter, for warmth, from the wind. (M.) The young ones, or offspring, ( نِتَاج , S, M, Mgh, K,) and hair, or fur, (M, K,) and milk, (S, M, Mgh,) of camels, and whatever else, of a profitable, or useful, nature, is obtained from them: (S, M, * Mgh, K: *) so called because clothing, with which to warm oneself, is made of camel's hair and wool: (TA:) it occurs in the Kur xvi. 5: (S, TA:) accord. to I “ Ab, there meaning the offspring of any beast ( دَابَّة ). (TA.) Also A gift. (K.)
Nounدَفَأٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — warmth, or heat; a bending forward of the upper back over the breastgenerated

1

See دِفْءٌ.

1.1

Also the same as جَنَأٌ: the having a bending forward of the upper part of the back over the breast, and the like; see جَنِئَ, of which جَنَأٌ is the maṣdar.

In some copies of the K جَنَأء; in others, and in the TA, حَنَأء.

See أَدْفَأُ below; and see دَفًا and أَدْفَى in the article on دفو.

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: see دِفْءٌ . Also i. q. جَنَأٌ [The having a bending forward of the upper part of the back over the breast: &c.: see جَنِئَ , of which جَنَأٌ is the inf. n.]. (M: in some copies of the K جَنَأء ; in others, and in the TA حَنَأء . [See أَدْفَأُ , below: and see دَفًا and أَدْفَى in art. دفو .])
Nounدَفِئٌ1 sense

Core sense — warmly clad; warm, or hotgenerated

1a warm, or hot, tent, house, or chamber—بَيْتٌ دَفِئٌ

Warmly clad; applied to a man; feminine with ة. Also دَفْآنُ, feminine دَفْأَى, with the plural of both masculine and feminine دِفَآءٌ; and also دَفِىْءٌ, according to IAar, who cites this verse as an example:

shāhid
يَبِيتُ أَبُو لَيْلَى دَفِيْئًا وَضَيْفُهُمِنَ القُرِّ يُضْحِى مُسْتَحِقًّا خَصَائِلَهْ

[Aboo-Leylà passes the night warmly clad, while his guest, because of the cold, becomes deserving of his property]

It has been asserted, though, that دَفْآنُ and its feminine apply only to human beings; دَفِىْءٌ only to time and place; and دَفِئْءٌ to a human being and to time and place. This last also means warm, or hot, and so does each of the other two adjectives.

Or دَفِىْءٌ, of the measure فَعِيلٌ, though this has been said to be not allowable.

a warm garment—ثَوْبٌ دَفِىْءٌ
a warm, or hot, day—يَوْمٌ دَفِىْءٌ

Also دَفْآنٌ.

a warm, or hot, night—لَيْلَةٌ َدفِيْئَةٌ

Also دَفْأَى.

a warm, or hot, land—أَرْضٌ دَفِئَةٌ

Also دَفِيْئَةٌ and مَدْفَأَةٌ; the plural of the last is مَدَافِئُ.

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Warmly clad; (S, K;) applied to a man; (S, TA;) fem. with ة : (TA:) and so دَفْآنُ ; fem. دَفْأَى ; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) and pl., of the masc. and fem., دِفَآءٌ : (M, TA:) and so دَفِىْءٌ , accord. to IAar, who cites, as an ex., the following verse: 1 [Aboo-Leylà passes the night warmly clad, while his guest, by reason of the cold, becomes deserving of his properties]: (M, TA:) though it has been asserted that دَفْآنُ and its fem. are applied peculiarly to human beings; and دَفِىْءٌ , peculiarly to time and place; and دَفِئْءٌ , to a human being and to time and place: (TA:) [for] this last signifies [also] warm, or hot: (M:) [and so does each of the two other epithets:] you say بَيْتٌ دَفِئٌ (Msb) or دَفِىْءٌ , of the measure فَعِيلٌ , (T, S, O, TA, [though this is said in the Msb to be not allowable,]) [a warm, or hot, tent or house or chamber,] and in like manner ثَوْبٌ دَفِىْءٌ [a warm garment], (S, M, O, TA,) and يَوْمٌ دَفِىْءٌ (T, S, O, TA) and دَفْآنٌ (TA from Expositions of the Fs) [a warm, or hot, day], and لَيْلَةٌ َدفِيْئَةٌ (T, S, O, TA) and دَفْأَى (TA from the Expositions of the Fs) [a warm, or hot, night], and أَرْضٌ دَفِئَةٌ and دَفِيْئَةٌ (K) and مَدْفَأَةٌ (M, K) a warm, or hot, land; pl. of the last مَدَافِئُ . (M, TA.) يَبِيتُ أَبُو لَيْلَى دَفِيْئًا وَضَيْفُهُ | مِنَ القُرِّ يُضْحِى مُسْتَحِقًّا خَصَائِلَهْ
Nounدَفْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — warmth, or heatgenerated

1

See دِفْءٌ.

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: see دِفْءٌ .
Nounدَفْآنُ1 sense

Core sense — warmly cladgenerated

1

This word and its feminine دَفْأَى: see دَفِئٌ, in four places.

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, and its fem. دَفْأَى : see دَفِئٌ , in four places.
Nounدَفَئِىٌّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rain falling after the heat grows strong; spring provisions; lambs then borngenerated

1

Also called دَثَئِىٌّ, but this latter form is not of established authority, and is not mentioned in the M nor in the O; see the article on دثأ.

The rain that falls after the heat has grown strong; see the article on دثأ. This is when the earth has put — literally, vomited — forth the كَمْأَة, the truffles, which according to Kzw are found in Nejd (Central Arabia) at the auroral setting of the Tenth Mansion of the Moon (which happened, about the beginning of the era of the Flight, in that part on 11 February Old Style), when the sharpness of winter is broken and the trees put out their leaves; see also form 1 in the article on نتج.

Or the rain that comes after the rain called the رَبِيع, and before ( قَبْل, as in one copy of the S; in another قبل, without vowel signs) or in the first part of the rain called the صَيْف; see also نَوْءٌ; when the كَمْأَة disappear entirely from the earth.

AZ says that the beginning of the دَفَئِىّ is وُقُوعُ الجَبْهَةِ and its end is الصّرْفَةُ: that is, the period runs from the auroral setting of the Tenth Mansion of the Moon (about 11 February Old Style, as explained above, when the sun in Arabia has begun to have much power) to about 9 March Old Style; see مَنَازِلُ القَمَرِ in the article on نزل, and see another statement under نَوْءٌ.

1.1

The term دَفَئِيَّةٌ — used as a noun, or as an adjective in which the quality of a noun predominates, for مِيرَةٌ دَفَئِيَّةٌ — is applied to the مِيرَة, the provision of corn and the like, whatever it may be, that is brought before ( قبل, written without vowel signs in one copy of the S, and قبلَ in the CK) or in the first part of ( قُبُل, as in the M and TA and in a copy of the S and in one of the K, which appears to be the right reading; in a copy of the T قِبل ) the صَيْف, here meaning spring.

This is the third ميرة; the first is the one called the رِبْعِيَّة, and the second the one called the صَيْفِيَّة; then comes the دفئيّة, and then the رَمَضِيَّة, which comes when the earth has been burnt by the sun.

1.2

In the same way, the term دَفَئِىٌّ also means the نِتَاج, the offspring of sheep or goats, brought forth at that period, or at the end of winter; or, as some say, at any time.

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, (T, S, M, K,) also termed دَثَئِىٌّ , (As, IAar, S, K,) but this latter is not of established authority, and is not mentioned in the M nor in the O., (TA in art. دثأ ,) The rain that falls after the heat has acquired strength; (M, K in art. دثأ , TA;) when the earth has put (lit. vomited) forth the كَمْأَة [or truffles, which, accord. to Kzw, are found in Nejd (Central Arabia) at the period of the auroral setting of the Tenth Mansion of the Moon, (which happened, about the commencement of the era of the Flight, in that part, on the 11th of February O. S.,) when the sharpness of winter is broken, and the trees put forth their leaves: see also 1 in art. نتج ]: (Lth, IAar, Th, M:) or the rain that is after [that called] the رَبِيع [q.v.], before, ( قَبْل , as in one copy of the S, in another قبل without any syll. signs,) or in the first part of, ( قُبُل , as in the TA,) [that called] the صَيْف [q. v., see also نَوْءٌ ], when the كَمْأَة disappear entirely from the earth: (S, O, TA:) AZ says that the beginning of the دَفَئِىّ is وُقُوعُ الجَبْهَةِ and the end is الصّرْفَةُ [i. e. the period extends from the auroral setting of the Tenth Mansion of the Moon (about the 11th of February O. S. as explained above, when the sun in Arabia has begun to have much power,) to about the 9th of March O. S.: see مَنَازِلُ القَمَرِ , in art. نزل ; and see also another statement voce نَوْءٌ ]. (S, TA.) And the term ↓ دَفَئِيَّةٌ [used as a subst., or as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant, for مِيرَةٌ دَفَئِيَّةٌ ,] is applied to The مِيرَة [or provision of corn &c.], (AZ, T, S, M, K,) whatever it be, that is brought (AZ, T, S) before, ( قبل , written without any syll. signs in a copy of the S, and قبلَ in the CK,) or in the first part of, ( قُبُل , as in the M and TA and in a copy of the S and in one of the K, [and this appears to be the right reading,] in a copy of the T قِبل ,) the صَيْف [here meaning spring]: (AZ, T, S, M, K:) this is the third ميرة ; [see this word for an explanation of the statement here given;] the first being that called the رِبْعِيَّة [q. v.]; and the second, that called the صَيْفِيَّة [q. v.]: then comes the دفئيّة ; and then, the رَمَضِيَّة , which comes when the earth becomes burnt [by the sun]. (M.) And in like manner also, (AZ, S,) i. e., by the term دَفَئِىٌّ is also meant, (M,) The نِتَاج [or offspring] (AZ, S, M) of sheep or goats [brought forth at that period, as is implied in the S, or] in the end of winter: or, as some say, at any time. (M.)
Nounدَفَئِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — rain falling after the heat grows strong; provisions brought before springgenerated

1

See the entry immediately before this one.

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:see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounدِفَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — warmth, or heatgenerated

1

See دِفْءٌ.

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:see دِفْءٌ .
Nounدَفِىْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — warm, or hot; warmly cladgenerated

1

This word and its feminine: see دَفِئٌ, in seven places.

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,and its fem. (with ة ) : see دَفِئٌ , in seven places.
Nounدَفَآءَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — warmth, or heatgenerated

1

See دِفْءٌ.

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:see دِفْءٌ .
Nounأَدْفَأُ1 sense

Core sense — curved in bodygenerated

1

So in some copies of the K; but according to the TA without a final ء, that is, أَدْفَا, as in other copies of the K.

Curved in body; feminine دَفْأَى.

See also أَدأفَى in the article on دفو.

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; (so in some copies of the K; but accord. to the TA without a final ء , i. e. أَدْفَا , as in other copies of the K;) fem. دَفْأَى ; Curved in body. (K. [See also أَدأفَى in art. دفو .])
Nounمَدْفَأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — having much fur and fat, said of camelsgenerated

1

See دَفِئٌ.

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:see دَفِئٌ .
Nounإِبِلٌ مَدْفَأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — camels having much fur and fat, made warm by their furgenerated

1camels having much fur and fat, made warm by their fur—مُدَفَّأَةٌ

Also مُدْفِئَةٌ and مُدَفِّئَةٌ; or these last two mean many camels, because they make one another warm with their breath; and according to the L, مُدْفَاةٌ without ء has the same meaning.

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(As, Th, S, M, K) and ↓ مُدَفَّأَةٌ (M, K) Camels having abundance of fur (As, Th, S, M, K) and fat; (As, S, K;) rendered warm by their fur; (M;) as also مُدْفِئَةٌ and مُدَفِّئَةٌ : (K:) or the latter two signify many camels; (As, S, M, O;) because (As, S, O) rendering one another warm by their breath; (As, S, M, O;) and so, accord. to the L, مُدْفَاةٌ , without ء . (TA.)
Nounمُدْفِئَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — camels having much fur and fat; many camels warming one anothergenerated

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Nounمُدَفَّأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — camels having much fur and fat; many camels warming one anothergenerated

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Nounمُدَفّئَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — camels having much fur and fat; many camels warming one anothergenerated

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