ضيف

See also: ضيق and صيف

Arabic

Root
ض ي ف (ḍ-y-f)

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m or f (plural أَضْيَاف (ʔaḍyāf) or ضُيُوف (ḍuyūf) or ضِيفَان (ḍīfān) or أَضَايِف (ʔaḍāyif), feminine ضَيْف (ḍayf) or ضَيْفَة (ḍayfa))

1. (common) guest(s)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:68:

     قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

     qāla ʔinna hāʔulāʔi ḍayfī falā tafḍaḥūni

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:24:

     هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ

     hal ʔatāka ḥadīṯu ḍayfi ʔibrāhīma l-mukramīna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
Nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
Accusative	ضَيْفًا ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
Genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْفَيْن ḍayfayn	الضَّيْفَيْن aḍ-ḍayfayn	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
Nominative	ضَيْفَانِ ḍayfāni	الضَّيْفَانِ aḍ-ḍayfāni	ضَيْفَا ḍayfā
Accusative	ضَيْفَيْنِ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
Genitive	ضَيْفَيْنِ ḍayfayni	الضَّيْفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayfayni	ضَيْفَيْ ḍayfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif	الْأَضْيَاف‎; الضُّيُوف‎; الضِّيفَان‎; الْأَضَايِف al-ʔaḍyāf‎; aḍ-ḍuyūf‎; aḍ-ḍīfān‎; al-ʔaḍāyif	أَضْيَاف‎; ضُيُوف‎; ضِيفَان‎; أَضَايِف ʔaḍyāf‎; ḍuyūf‎; ḍīfān‎; ʔaḍāyif
Nominative	أَضْيَافٌ‎; ضُيُوفٌ‎; ضِيفَانٌ‎; أَضَايِفُ ʔaḍyāfun‎; ḍuyūfun‎; ḍīfānun‎; ʔaḍāyifu	الْأَضْيَافُ‎; الضُّيُوفُ‎; الضِّيفَانُ‎; الْأَضَايِفُ al-ʔaḍyāfu‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfu‎; aḍ-ḍīfānu‎; al-ʔaḍāyifu	أَضْيَافُ‎; ضُيُوفُ‎; ضِيفَانُ‎; أَضَايِفُ ʔaḍyāfu‎; ḍuyūfu‎; ḍīfānu‎; ʔaḍāyifu
Accusative	أَضْيَافًا‎; ضُيُوفًا‎; ضِيفَانًا‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfan‎; ḍuyūfan‎; ḍīfānan‎; ʔaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافَ‎; الضُّيُوفَ‎; الضِّيفَانَ‎; الْأَضَايِفَ al-ʔaḍyāfa‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfa‎; aḍ-ḍīfāna‎; al-ʔaḍāyifa	أَضْيَافَ‎; ضُيُوفَ‎; ضِيفَانَ‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfa‎; ḍuyūfa‎; ḍīfāna‎; ʔaḍāyifa
Genitive	أَضْيَافٍ‎; ضُيُوفٍ‎; ضِيفَانٍ‎; أَضَايِفَ ʔaḍyāfin‎; ḍuyūfin‎; ḍīfānin‎; ʔaḍāyifa	الْأَضْيَافِ‎; الضُّيُوفِ‎; الضِّيفَانِ‎; الْأَضَايِفِ al-ʔaḍyāfi‎; aḍ-ḍuyūfi‎; aḍ-ḍīfāni‎; al-ʔaḍāyifi	أَضْيَافِ‎; ضُيُوفِ‎; ضِيفَانِ‎; أَضَايِفِ ʔaḍyāfi‎; ḍuyūfi‎; ḍīfāni‎; ʔaḍāyifi

Noun

ضَيْف • (ḍayf) m

1. verbal noun of ضَافَ (ḍāfa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَيْف (ḍayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْف ḍayf	الضَّيْف aḍ-ḍayf	ضَيْف ḍayf
Nominative	ضَيْفٌ ḍayfun	الضَّيْفُ aḍ-ḍayfu	ضَيْفُ ḍayfu
Accusative	ضَيْفًا ḍayfan	الضَّيْفَ aḍ-ḍayfa	ضَيْفَ ḍayfa
Genitive	ضَيْفٍ ḍayfin	الضَّيْفِ aḍ-ḍayfi	ضَيْفِ ḍayfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ضيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤe̞ːf]

Noun

ضِيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضِيوف (ḍiyūf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍēfa))

1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضَيَّف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يِضَيِّف (yiḍayyif))

1. to offer hospitality, to offer food to guests

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤiːf/, /dˤajf/

Noun

ضِيف or ضَيْف • (ḍīf or ḍayf) m (plural ضياف (ḍyāf), feminine ضِيفة (ḍīfa) or ضَيْفة (ḍayfa))

1. guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّفَ (ḍayyafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaf/

Verb

ضيف • (ḍayyaf) II (non-past يضيف (yḍayyaf))

1. to invite over, to invite as a guest, to offer hospitality

   Synonym: ضايف (ḍāyaf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضيف
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ضيّفت (ḍayyaft)	ضيّفتي (ḍayyafti)	ضيّف (ḍayyaf)		ضيّفنا (ḍayyafna)	ضيّفتوا (ḍayyaftu)	ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
	f			ضيّفت (ḍayyfāt)
non-past	m	نضيّف (nḍayyaf)	تضيّف (tḍayyaf)	يضيّف (yḍayyaf)		نضيّفوا (nḍayyfu)	تضيّفوا (tḍayyfu)	يضيّفوا (yḍayyfu)
	f		تضيّفي (tḍayyfi)	تضيّف (tḍayyaf)
imperative	m		ضيّف (ḍayyaf)				ضيّفوا (ḍayyfu)
	f		ضيّفي (ḍayyfi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيْف (ḍayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤeːf/, [dˤeːf]

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Noun

ضيف • (ḍēf) m (plural ضيوف (ḍyūf), feminine ضيفة (ḍēfe))

1. guest