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عفف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns abstaining from what is forbidden or improper, particularly in matters of chastity, sustenance, and behavior. It denotes self-restraint, purity, and refraining from begging or seeking what is not rightfully one's own.

Derived headwords

عَفَّverb
  1. 1.
    he abstained from what is forbidden, he refrainedboth

    he abstained from what is forbidden, he refrained

  2. 2.
    chaste, abstinentboth

    chaste, abstinent

عِفَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    chaste womanboth

    chaste woman

عَفِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    chaste, abstinentboth

    chaste, abstinent

تَعَفَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    he strove for chastityboth

    he strove for chastity

مُتَعَفِّفadjective
  1. 1.
    chaste, abstinentboth

    One who strives for chastity and abstains from what is forbidden.

  2. 2.
    self-restrainedboth

    One who exercises self-control and refrains from begging or seeking unlawful gain.

عَفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    chastity, purityboth

    A state of chastity and purity, similar to 'iffah'.

Parallel reading

عفَّ عن الحرام
He abstained from the forbidden.
يعفُّ عفةً
He abstains with chastity.
رجلٌ عفيفٌ
A chaste man.
امرأةٌ عفيفةٌ
A chaste woman.
تعفَّفَ عن المسألة
He refrained from begging.
هو مُتعفِّفٌ
He is one who abstains/is chaste.
له عِفَّةُ النفس
He possesses chastity of the soul.
عَفَافُهُ عن المطامع
His abstinence from greed.