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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to defend

دافع، يدافع، دفاعا (عن)‏

دافَعَ، يُدافِعُ، دِفاعاً (عَنْ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: passive
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: فاعَلَ
Form: III
Root: دفع
Subject: Military, Sports

Sample sentences:

دافَعَتِ المَرْأةُ عَنِ ابْنِها.