مدفن

Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ف ن (d-f-n)

Noun of place from the verb دَفَنَ (dafana, “to bury”).

Noun

مَدْفِن • (madfin) m (plural مَدَافِن (madāfin))

1. burial place, burial ground
   1. grave

      Synonyms: قَبْر (qabr), مَرْقَد (marqad), ضَرِيح (ḍarīḥ), مَقَام (maqām)

   2. cemetery

      Synonym: مَقْبَرَة (maqbara)

Declension

Declension of noun مَدْفِن (madfin)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْفِن madfin	الْمَدْفِن al-madfin	مَدْفِن madfin
Nominative	مَدْفِنٌ madfinun	الْمَدْفِنُ al-madfinu	مَدْفِنُ madfinu
Accusative	مَدْفِنًا madfinan	الْمَدْفِنَ al-madfina	مَدْفِنَ madfina
Genitive	مَدْفِنٍ madfinin	الْمَدْفِنِ al-madfini	مَدْفِنِ madfini
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْفِنَيْن madfinayn	الْمَدْفِنَيْن al-madfinayn	مَدْفِنَيْ madfinay
Nominative	مَدْفِنَانِ madfināni	الْمَدْفِنَانِ al-madfināni	مَدْفِنَا madfinā
Accusative	مَدْفِنَيْنِ madfinayni	الْمَدْفِنَيْنِ al-madfinayni	مَدْفِنَيْ madfinay
Genitive	مَدْفِنَيْنِ madfinayni	الْمَدْفِنَيْنِ al-madfinayni	مَدْفِنَيْ madfinay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدَافِن madāfin	الْمَدَافِن al-madāfin	مَدَافِن madāfin
Nominative	مَدَافِنُ madāfinu	الْمَدَافِنُ al-madāfinu	مَدَافِنُ madāfinu
Accusative	مَدَافِنَ madāfina	الْمَدَافِنَ al-madāfina	مَدَافِنَ madāfina
Genitive	مَدَافِنَ madāfina	الْمَدَافِنِ al-madāfini	مَدَافِنِ madāfini

Descendants

• Maltese: midfen
• → Persian: مدفن
• → Ottoman Turkish: مدفن
  • Turkish: metfen