دَفِئَ
Root: دفأ
Form: 1
Full Definition
دَفِئَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun دَفَأٌ, like ظَمَأٌ Verbal.Noun of ظَمِئَ, and دَفَآءَةٌ, like كَرَاهَةٌ Verbal.Noun of كَرِهَ, said of a man, He was, or became, warm, or hot: [generally meaning the former: see دِفْءٌ, below:] or he experienced [warmth, or] heat: or he wore what rendered him warm, or hot: and دَفِئَ مِنَ
البَرْدِ [he wore warm clothing to protect himself from the cold]: and
تدفّأ بِالثَّوْبِ, and
بالثوب, and
بالثوب, the last of these verbs [originally اِدْتَفَأَ,] of the measure اِفْتَعَلَ, [He warmed himself with the garment,] are said of him who has clad himself with that which renders him warm, or hot: or the meaning [of استدفأ بالثوب] is he desired warmth, or heat, by means of the garment: and اِدَّفَيْتُ and اِسْتَدْفَيْتُ occur, for ادّفأت and استدفأت, as meaning I wore what rendered me warm, or hot. You say also, دَفِئَ البَيْتُ [The tent, or house, or chamber, was, or became, warm, or hot]. And دَفُؤَ, Present.T
ـُ Verbal.Noun دَفَآءَةٌ, It was, or became, warm, or hot. [And
def.2 دَفَأَ, for دَفَا: see 1 in art. دفو.
def.2 دَفَأَ, for دَفَا: see 1 in art. دفو.
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