Etymology

daf

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Today it means: A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East. Full definition →

fa,ar دَف
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daf · noun1

  1. fa,ar · borrowed fromدَف
  2. English todaydaf

Borrowed from Persian and Arabic دَف (daf).

daf · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromדַּף
  2. English todaydaf

Borrowed from Hebrew דַּף.

DAF · proper noun3

  1. French · borrowed fromDAF
  2. French · borrowed fromDAF
  3. English todayDAF

Borrowed from French DAF (“Dictionnaire de l’Académie française”).

DAF · proper noun4

  1. German · borrowed fromDAF
  2. German · borrowed fromDAF
  3. English todayDAF

Borrowed from German DAF (“Deutsche Arbeitsfront”).

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