ع ف و

Arabic

Root

ع ف و • (ʕ-f-w)

  1. related to forgiveness

Derived terms
Verbs and verbal derivatives
  • Form I: عَفَا (ʕafā, “to obliterate, to eliminate the past mistakes, to forgive, to excuse, to desist”)
    • Verbal noun: عَفْو (ʕafw, “pardon, forgiveness, remission of sins, amnesty, absolution”)
    • Active participle: عَافٍ (ʕāfin)
    • Passive participle: مَعْفُوّ (maʕfuww)
  • Form III: عَافَى (ʕāfā, “to heal (someone)”)
  • Form IV: أَعْفَى (ʔaʕfā, “to exempt”)
    • Verbal noun: إِعْفَاء (ʔiʕfāʔ, “exemption”)
    • Active participle: مُعْفٍ (muʕfin)
    • Passive participle: مُعْفًى (muʕfan)
  • Form X: اِسْتَعْفَى (istaʕfā, “to request a pardon; to resign”)
    • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْفَاء (istiʕfāʔ)
    • Active participle: مُسْتَعْفٍ (mustaʕfin)
    • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْفًى (mustaʕfan)
Nouns

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “ع ف و”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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