OriginFrom either Latin delphīnus or Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís) possibly through Classical Syriac.
- dolphin
“قَدْ رَكِبَ الدُّلْفِينَ بَدْرُ الدُّجَى / مُقْتَحِمًا لِلْمَاءِ قَدْ لَجَّجَا”
Formsدُلْفِين(canonical, masculine) · dulfīn(romanization) · دَلَافِين(plural) · دُلْفِين(indefinite, informal, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِين(definite, informal, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِين(construct, informal, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينٌ(indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِينُ(definite, nominative, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينُ(construct, nominative, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينًا(accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِينَ(accusative, definite, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينَ(accusative, construct, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينٍ(genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِينِ(definite, genitive, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينِ(construct, genitive, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينَيْن(dual, indefinite, informal, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِينَيْن(definite, dual, informal, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينَيْ(construct, dual, informal, singular, triptote) · دُلْفِينَانِ(dual, indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote) · الدُّلْفِينَانِ(definite, dual, nominative, singular, triptote)
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