Arabic vocabulary
دَفْنbury in Arabic
دَفْن is how you say “bury” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
كان والله إذا أقبل كأنه رجع من دفن حميمه،
By Allah, when he approached, it was as if he were returning from burying a loved one.
دَفْنِ — burying. This noun is held in the governed form by 'from' and heads an 'of' pairing with the word after it: the burying of his loved one. As the chain's front it carries no 'the'.
From: Grief of the Prophet's Grandson →
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