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عفن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of decay, spoilage, and corruption, often associated with moisture or stagnation. It extends to physical deterioration, such as rotting or becoming moldy, and can metaphorically refer to moral or spiritual decay. It also includes geographical names and a term for a specific type of damage to leather.

Derived headwords

عَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to ascendclassical

    To climb or ascend, particularly in a mountainous terrain.

  2. 2.
    to spoil, rotboth

    To become spoiled, rotten, or decayed, especially due to moisture or stagnation.

  3. 3.
    to become moldyboth

    To develop mold or become musty.

عَفَنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ascentclassical

    The act of ascending or climbing.

  2. 2.
    spoilage, decayboth

    The state or process of being spoiled, rotten, or decayed.

عَفِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become moldyboth

    To become moldy or musty, often due to dampness.

عُفُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mustinessboth

    A state of being musty, moldy, or stale.

تَعَفَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to decay, rotboth

    To decay, rot, or become spoiled, often from dampness, and to crumble upon touch.

عَفِنadjective
  1. 1.
    moldy, mustyboth

    Describing something that is moldy, musty, or spoiled.

عَفَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil, make moldyboth

    To cause something to spoil, become moldy, or rotten.

مُعَفَّنadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiled, moldyboth

    Describing something that has been made spoiled or moldy.

عَفَّانname
  1. 1.
    name (pattern fa'aal)classical

    A proper name, derived from the root 'afana', following the pattern 'fa'aal'. It is potentially declinable.

  2. 2.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location in Sindh.

أَعْفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to puncture leatherclassical

    To puncture or make a hole in leather, specifically the hide of an animal.

عَفْنَىname
  1. 1.
    city nameclassical

    A city located in the lands of the Sudan.

Parallel reading

حلفت بمن أرسى ثبيرا مكانهأزوركم ما دام للطود عافن
I swear by Him who fixed Thabir in its place, I will visit you as long as the mountain has an ascender.
عفن اللحم يعفنه عفناً
Meat spoils, spoiling it, spoilage.
فهو عفن ككتف
So it is 'afan, like 'katif'.
عفن الحبل كفرح عفناً وعفونة
The rope became musty, becoming musty and mustiness.
تعفن: فسد من ندوة وغيرها فتفتت عند مسه
Ta'affana: it spoiled from dampness or other causes, and crumbled upon being touched.
العفن الذي فيه ندوة ويحبس في موضع مغموم فيعفن ويفسد
Al-'afan is that which has dampness and is kept in a confined place, so it becomes musty and spoils.
عفن من القيح والدم جوفي
My insides festered from pus and blood.
عفان، كشداد: اسم، وهو فعلال من عفن
'Affan, like 'shaddad': a name, and it is the 'fa'aal' pattern from 'afana'.
أعفن الرجل: تثقب أديمه
A man's hide became punctured: his leather was pierced.
عفنى، كسكرى: مدينة ببلاد السودان
'Afna, like 'sukra': a city in the lands of the Sudan.