The triliteral root dāl fā hamza (د ف أ) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun dif' (دِفْء). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(16:5:5) dif'on | (is) warmth | وَالْأَنْعَامَ خَلَقَهَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا دِفْءٌ وَمَنَافِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary