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عفته

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of bending, breaking, or distorting something, often with a connotation of awkwardness or difficulty. It extends to describe a person who is foolish or clumsy, and also refers to a specific type of food.

Derived headwords

عَفَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bend itboth

    To bend or twist something, causing it to become crooked or deformed.

  2. 2.
    to break itboth

    To break something, possibly without it falling apart completely.

يَعْفِتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he bends itboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the action of bending or breaking.

عَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    he bent itboth

    Past tense form of the verb 'to bend' or 'to break'.

عَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    he broke itboth

    Past tense form of the verb 'to break', possibly without complete disintegration.

كلامه عَفَتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    his speech is affectedclassical

    Describes speech that is unnatural, forced, or affected, particularly in its Arabic.

عَفَتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    affectedclassical

    Describing someone whose speech is affected or unnatural.

عَفَتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    broken by accentclassical

    Describes speech that is distorted or broken by a foreign accent or lisp.

الأَعْفَتُadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    A person who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking in intelligence.

الأَعْفَتُadjective
  1. 1.
    clumsyclassical

    A person who is awkward, clumsy, or inept, particularly in their actions.

رجلٌ عَفْتَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a clumsy manclassical

    A man characterized by awkwardness, foolishness, or ineptitude.

عَفْتَانِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    a clumsy manclassical

    An alternative form for describing a clumsy or foolish man.

العُفَيْتَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of porridgeclassical

    A dish made from boiled flour or grain, similar to porridge or gruel.

Parallel reading

عفته يعفته: لواه، وكسره، أو كسرا بلا ارفضاض
He bent it, he breaks it: he bent it, and broke it, or broke it without it falling apart.
وكلامه: تكلف في عربيته، أو كسره لكنة
And his speech: affectedness in his Arabic, or broken by an accent.
والأعفت: الأحمق، والأعسر
And the foolish one: the foolish, and the clumsy.
ورجل عفتان، كصفتان زنة ومعنى، ويقال: عفتاني
And a clumsy man, like 'siftan' in weight and meaning, and it is said: 'iftani'.
والعفيتة: العصيدة
And the 'ufayta': the 'aseeda' (a type of porridge).