تعفن

Arabic

Root
ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ʕaf.fa.na/

Verb

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

  1. to rot, to putrefy and decay, to moulder
  2. (Biology) to become infested with mold
Conjugation

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

  1. verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʕaffana) (form V)
  2. rottenness, putridity, decay, mould
  3. mold, mould
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: تعفن
  • Tajik: тааффун (taaffun)
  • Ottoman Turkish: تعفن
References
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