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defence in Arabic

دِفَاع
Pronunciation
difāʿ
Arabizi
difaa
Type
noun · masculine
Plural
دِفَاعَاتٌ difāʿāt
Root
د ف ع

How to use it

"Defence" translates to "دِفَاعٌ" (masculine). It covers military protection, legal defence, or protecting ideas. The word often appears with prepositions "عن" (against) or "لـ" (for).

Example sentences

  • يَجِبُ عَلَى الجَيْشِ تَعْزِيزُ الدِّفَاعِ.

    yajibu ʿalā al-jayshi taʿzīzu al-difāʿi.

    The army must strengthen its defence.

  • الدِّفَاعُ عَنْ الحُقُوقِ مَسْؤُولِيَّةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.

    al-difāʿu ʿan al-ḥuqūqi masʾūliyyah kabīratun.

    Defending rights is a big responsibility.

  • سَتُقَدِّمُ الحُكُومَةُ خُطَّةً لِلدِّفَاعِ السَّيْرِيِ.

    satuqaddimu al-ḥukūma tu khuṭṭatan li-difāʿ al-sayrī.

    The government will propose a road‑defence plan.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Self-defence

الدفاع عن النفس

Defence reform

عاشرا - إصلاح الدفاع

Ministry of Defence

وزارة الدفاع

Field defence stores 15.5

مخازن مهمات الدفاع الميداني ١٥,٥

HVO: Croatian Defence Council

الضميمة الثانية

Vice-Ministry of Defence (Ministry of Defence)

نيابة وزارة الدفاع (وزارة الدفاع)

Vice-Ministry of Defence, division of the Ministry of Defence

نيابة وزارة الدفاع، شعبة وزارة الدفاع

Civil Defence (column 14): Is not funded through the Defence Budget.

إستونيا (ملايين الكرونات الإستونية) السنة المالية: 2004

Israel's so-called self-defence was defence of occupation and aggression.

وإن دفاع إسرائيل الشرعي المزعوم يتمثل في الواقع في الدفاع عن الاحتلال والعدوان.

And the defence is said to plead "citizens' rights to use fire arms for self-defence.”

وقال الدفاع في مرافعته: "من حق المواطنيين إستخدام السلاح الناري من أجل الدفاع عن النفس.

The defence case commenced on 31 January 2005, when the first accused opened her defence.

وبدأت مرافعة الدفاع في 31 كانون الثاني/يناير 2005، عندما فتحت المتهمة الأولى دفاعها.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia.

القوات الدفاع الملكية الأسترالية (ADF) هو منظمة عسكرية المسؤولة عن الدفاع عن أستراليا.

Questions and answers

Is there a feminine feminine‑like?

The abstract noun is masculine; there is no separate feminine form.

What is the verb related to "defence"?

دَفَعَ (dafʿa) meaning "to push/defend".

Related words and expressions

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