تعفن

Arabic

Root
ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʕaf.fa.na/

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ • (taʕaffana) V, non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ‎ (yataʕaffanu)

to rot, to putrefy and decay, to moulder
(Biology) to become infested with mold

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَفَّنَ

(form-V sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَعَفُّن taʕaffun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَعَفِّن mutaʕaffin
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʕaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتَ taʕaffanta	تَعَفَّنَ taʕaffana	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʕaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʕaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُمْ taʕaffantum	تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʕaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتِ taʕaffanti	تَعَفَّنَتْ taʕaffanat	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʕaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَتَا taʕaffanatā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʕaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُنَّ taʕaffantunna	تَعَفَّنَّ taʕaffanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʔataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʕaffanu	يَتَعَفَّنُ yataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	يَتَعَفَّنَانِ yataʕaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُونَ tataʕaffanūna	يَتَعَفَّنُونَ yataʕaffanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʔataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنِينَ tataʕaffanīna	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʔataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana	يَتَعَفَّنَ yataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʔataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʔataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan	يَتَعَفَّنْ yataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʔataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَفَّنْ taʕaffan		تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā			تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَعَفَّنِي taʕaffanī		تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā			تَعَفَّنَّ taʕaffanna

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʕaffana, “to rot”), from the root ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n), related to rotting.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʕaf.fun/

Noun

تَعَفُّن • (taʕaffun) m

verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʕaffana) (form V)
rottenness, putridity, decay, mould
mold, mould

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَفُّن (taʕaffun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَفُّن taʕaffun	التَّعَفُّن at-taʕaffun	تَعَفُّن taʕaffun
Nominative	تَعَفُّنٌ taʕaffunun	التَّعَفُّنُ at-taʕaffunu	تَعَفُّنُ taʕaffunu
Accusative	تَعَفُّنًا taʕaffunan	التَّعَفُّنَ at-taʕaffuna	تَعَفُّنَ taʕaffuna
Genitive	تَعَفُّنٍ taʕaffunin	التَّعَفُّنِ at-taʕaffuni	تَعَفُّنِ taʕaffuni

Descendants

→ Persian: تعفن
→ Tajik: тааффун (taaffun)
→ Ottoman Turkish: تعفن
- Turkish: taaffün

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “تعفن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تعفن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

تعفن

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

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