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عفت

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root عفت (ʿafta) primarily relates to bending, twisting, or breaking something. It extends to meanings of hindering or turning someone away from something, speaking with difficulty or affectation, and also describes someone as foolish, clumsy, or strong and tough.

Derived headwords

عَفَتَ يَعْفِتُverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, twistboth

    To bend or twist something severely. This can apply to objects or even a person's neck.

  2. 2.
    to breakboth

    To break something, such as a bone, without it shattering or falling apart.

  3. 3.
    to hinder, turn awayboth

    To turn someone away from their need or desire; to hinder them.

  4. 4.
    to speak affectedlyboth

    To speak with affectation or difficulty, not speaking fluently or clearly, like a non-native speaker.

عَفْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    severe bendingboth

    The act of severe bending or twisting.

  2. 2.
    hindranceboth

    The act of turning someone away from their need.

  3. 3.
    affectation in speechboth

    Affectation or difficulty in speech.

العَفْتُnoun
  1. 1.
    severe twistingboth

    Severe twisting or bending.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    Foolishness or stupidity.

  3. 3.
    clumsinessclassical

    Clumsiness or awkwardness.

  4. 4.
    left-handednessclassical

    Being left-handed.

عَفَّاتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hinderingboth

    One who hinders or turns others away from their needs.

  2. 2.
    foolishclassical

    Foolish or stupid.

عَفَّاطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hinderingboth

    One who hinders or turns others away from their needs.

  2. 2.
    foolishclassical

    Foolish or stupid.

الأَعْفَتُadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Foolish, stupid, or simple-minded.

  2. 2.
    clumsyclassical

    Clumsy or awkward.

  3. 3.
    left-handedclassical

    Left-handed.

  4. 4.
    revealing when sittingclassical

    One who exposes themselves excessively when sitting.

عَفْتَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish (female)classical

    A foolish or stupid woman.

عَفِتَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish (female)classical

    A foolish or stupid woman.

عَفْتَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tough, strongboth

    A tough, strong, and dry man.

عَفْتَانِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    tough, strongboth

    A tough, strong, and dry man.

العَفِيتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    porridgeboth

    A type of porridge or thick gruel, similar to 'lafita'.

Parallel reading

عفته يعفته عفتا، أي لواه
He bent it, he bends it, a severe bending, meaning he twisted it.
وكل شيء ثنيته فقد عفته تعفته عفتا
And anything you have bent, you have bent it, you bend it, a bending.
وإنك لتعفتني عن حاجتي، أي تثنيني عنها
And indeed you turn me away from my need, meaning you hinder me from it.
عفته يعفته كسرا بلا ارفضاض
He broke it, he breaks it, breaking it without it shattering.
عفت عنقه كذلك
He twisted his neck similarly.
عفت كلامه إذا تكلف في عربيته فلم يفصح
He affected his speech when he forced his Arabic and did not speak fluently.
وكذلك عفت في كلامه
And likewise, he spoke with affectation in his speech.
عفته لواه عن وجهه وكسره، لكنة، كعفطه
He twisted it away from its face and broke it, a lisp, like he 'afṭaṭahu'.
ورجل عفات وعفاط
And a man is 'affat' and 'affat'.
عفت يده يعفتها إذا لواها ليكسرها
His hand was bent, he bends it, if he twists it to break it.
عفت فلان عظم فلان إذا كسره
So-and-so broke so-and-so's bone if he broke it.
والأعفت والأعسر، وقيل: هي لغة بني تميم
And 'al-A'fat' and 'al-A'sar', and it was said: it is a dialect of Banu Tamim.
والأعفت، أيضا: الكثير التكشف إذا جلس
And 'al-A'fat', also: one who exposes himself excessively when he sits.
رجل عفتان وعفتان: جاف قوي جلد
A man is 'aftan' and 'aftan': dry, strong, tough.
حتى يظل كالخفاء المنجئث بعد أزابي العفتان الغلث
Until he remains like a collapsed skin after the tough, dense days.
رجل عفتاني
A man is 'aftani'.
والعفيتة: العصيدة كاللفيتة
And 'al-'afitah': porridge, like 'al-lafita'.