daf

Etymology

From either Persian or Arabic دَف‎ (daf), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯‎ (dap).

Noun

daf (plural dafs)

1. (music) A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East.
   • 2008 May 30, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎:

     MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).

Anagrams

• ADF, D.F.A., DFA, FAD, FDA, fad

Etymology

From Old High German (*)douv, northern variant of toub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz. Cognate with German taub, English deaf, Dutch doof, Icelandic daufur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːf/
• Rhymes: -aːf
• Homophone: Daf

Adjective

daf (masculine dawen, neuter daaft, comparative méi daf, superlative am daafsten)

1. deaf

Noun

daf (plural dafs)

1. badger