ضفدع

Arabic

Etymology

From ض ف د ع‎ (ḍ-f-d-ʿ); likely onomatopoeic in origin, meaning to croak, to ribbit, for a stomach to rumble with hunger, to audibly pass gas or flatulate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˁif.diʕ/
IPA^(key): /dˁaf.daʕ/
IPA^(key): /dˁif.daʕ/
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- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dˁif.daʕ/, IPA^(key): /dˁuf.daʕ/
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /dˁuf.daʕ/

Noun

ضِفْدِع or ضَفْدَع or ضِفْدَع • (ḍifdiʿ or ḍafdaʿ or ḍifdaʿ) m (plural ضَفَادِع‎ (ḍafādiʿ))

frog

Declension

Declension of noun ضِفْدِع (ḍifdiʿ)‎; ضَفْدَع (ḍafdaʿ)‎; ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِفْدِع‎; ضَفْدَع‎; ضِفْدَع ḍifdiʿ‎; ḍafdaʿ‎; ḍifdaʿ	الضِّفْدِع‎‎; الضَّفْدَع‎‎; الضِّفْدَع‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿ‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿ‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿ	ضِفْدِع‎; ضَفْدَع‎; ضِفْدَع ḍifdiʿ‎; ḍafdaʿ‎; ḍifdaʿ
Nominative	ضِفْدِعٌ‎; ضَفْدَعٌ‎; ضِفْدَعٌ ḍifdiʿun‎; ḍafdaʿun‎; ḍifdaʿun	الضِّفْدِعُ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعُ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعُ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿu‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿu‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿu	ضِفْدِعُ‎; ضَفْدَعُ‎; ضِفْدَعُ ḍifdiʿu‎; ḍafdaʿu‎; ḍifdaʿu
Accusative	ضِفْدِعًا‎‎; ضَفْدَعًا‎‎; ضِفْدَعًا‎ ḍifdiʿan‎; ḍafdaʿan‎; ḍifdaʿan	الضِّفْدِعَ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعَ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعَ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿa‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿa‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿa	ضِفْدِعَ‎; ضَفْدَعَ‎; ضِفْدَعَ ḍifdiʿa‎; ḍafdaʿa‎; ḍifdaʿa
Genitive	ضِفْدِعٍ‎; ضَفْدَعٍ‎; ضِفْدَعٍ ḍifdiʿin‎; ḍafdaʿin‎; ḍifdaʿin	الضِّفْدِعِ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعِ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعِ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿi‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿi‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿi	ضِفْدِعِ‎; ضَفْدَعِ‎; ضِفْدَعِ ḍifdiʿi‎; ḍafdaʿi‎; ḍifdaʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِفْدِعَيْن‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْن‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْن‎ ḍifdiʿayn‎; ḍafdaʿayn‎; ḍifdaʿayn	الضِّفْدِعَيْن‎‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْن‎‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿayn‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayn‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayn	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎ ḍifdiʿay‎; ḍafdaʿay‎; ḍifdaʿay
Nominative	ضِفْدِعَانِ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَانِ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَانِ‎ ḍifdiʿāni‎; ḍafdaʿāni‎; ḍifdaʿāni	الضِّفْدِعَانِ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعَانِ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿāni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿāni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿāni	ضِفْدِعَا‎‎; ضَفْدَعَا‎‎; ضِفْدَعَا‎ ḍifdiʿā‎; ḍafdaʿā‎; ḍifdaʿā
Accusative	ضِفْدِعَيْنِ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ‎ ḍifdiʿayni‎; ḍafdaʿayni‎; ḍifdaʿayni	الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿayni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayni	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎ ḍifdiʿay‎; ḍafdaʿay‎; ḍifdaʿay
Genitive	ضِفْدِعَيْنِ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْنِ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْنِ‎ ḍifdiʿayni‎; ḍafdaʿayni‎; ḍifdaʿayni	الضِّفْدِعَيْنِ‎‎; الضَّفْدَعَيْنِ‎‎; الضِّفْدَعَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍifdiʿayni‎; aḍ-ḍafdaʿayni‎; aḍ-ḍifdaʿayni	ضِفْدِعَيْ‎‎; ضَفْدَعَيْ‎‎; ضِفْدَعَيْ‎ ḍifdiʿay‎; ḍafdaʿay‎; ḍifdaʿay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَفَادِع‎ ḍafādiʿ	الضَّفَادِع‎ aḍ-ḍafādiʿ	ضَفَادِع‎ ḍafādiʿ
Nominative	ضَفَادِعُ‎ ḍafādiʿu	الضَّفَادِعُ‎ aḍ-ḍafādiʿu	ضَفَادِعُ‎ ḍafādiʿu
Accusative	ضَفَادِعَ‎ ḍafādiʿa	الضَّفَادِعَ‎ aḍ-ḍafādiʿa	ضَفَادِعَ‎ ḍafādiʿa
Genitive	ضَفَادِعَ‎ ḍafādiʿa	الضَّفَادِعِ‎ aḍ-ḍafādiʿi	ضَفَادِعِ‎ ḍafādiʿi

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “ضفدع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Lane, Edward William (1863), “ضفدع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1795

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضِفْدَع‎ (ḍifdaʿ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdˁufdaʕ/

Noun

ضُفْدَع • (ḍufdaʿ) m

(plural ضَفَادِع‎ ‎(ḍafādiʿ))

frog

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