The triliteral root dāl fā ʿayn (د ف ع) occurs 10 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:
five times as the form I verb dafaʿ (دَفَعْ)
once as the form III verb yudāfiʿu (يُدَٰفِعُ)
twice as the verbal noun dafʿ (دَفْع)
twice as the active participle dāfiʿ (دَافِع)
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