عفت

See also: عقب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ف ت (ʕ f t)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.fa.ta/

Verb

عَفَتَ • (ʕafata) I (non-past يَعْفِتُ (yaʕfitu), verbal noun عَفْت (ʕaft))

1. to break by twisting, to wring, to break without severing, to mangle
2. to speak Arabic with difficulty, to struggle with or mangle the language

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عَفَتَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun عَفْت)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَفْت ʕaft
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَافِت ʕāfit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْفُوت maʕfūt
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَفَتُّ ʕafattu	عَفَتَّ ʕafatta	عَفَتَ ʕafata		عَفَتُّمَا ʕafattumā	عَفَتَا ʕafatā		عَفَتْنَا ʕafatnā	عَفَتُّمْ ʕafattum	عَفَتُوا ʕafatū
	f		عَفَتِّ ʕafatti	عَفَتَتْ ʕafatat			عَفَتَتَا ʕafatatā			عَفَتُّنَّ ʕafattunna	عَفَتْنَ ʕafatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْفِتُ ʔaʕfitu	تَعْفِتُ taʕfitu	يَعْفِتُ yaʕfitu		تَعْفِتَانِ taʕfitāni	يَعْفِتَانِ yaʕfitāni		نَعْفِتُ naʕfitu	تَعْفِتُونَ taʕfitūna	يَعْفِتُونَ yaʕfitūna
	f		تَعْفِتِينَ taʕfitīna	تَعْفِتُ taʕfitu			تَعْفِتَانِ taʕfitāni			تَعْفِتْنَ taʕfitna	يَعْفِتْنَ yaʕfitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْفِتَ ʔaʕfita	تَعْفِتَ taʕfita	يَعْفِتَ yaʕfita		تَعْفِتَا taʕfitā	يَعْفِتَا yaʕfitā		نَعْفِتَ naʕfita	تَعْفِتُوا taʕfitū	يَعْفِتُوا yaʕfitū
	f		تَعْفِتِي taʕfitī	تَعْفِتَ taʕfita			تَعْفِتَا taʕfitā			تَعْفِتْنَ taʕfitna	يَعْفِتْنَ yaʕfitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْفِتْ ʔaʕfit	تَعْفِتْ taʕfit	يَعْفِتْ yaʕfit		تَعْفِتَا taʕfitā	يَعْفِتَا yaʕfitā		نَعْفِتْ naʕfit	تَعْفِتُوا taʕfitū	يَعْفِتُوا yaʕfitū
	f		تَعْفِتِي taʕfitī	تَعْفِتْ taʕfit			تَعْفِتَا taʕfitā			تَعْفِتْنَ taʕfitna	يَعْفِتْنَ yaʕfitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْفِتْ iʕfit			اِعْفِتَا iʕfitā				اِعْفِتُوا iʕfitū
	f		اِعْفِتِي iʕfitī							اِعْفِتْنَ iʕfitna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُفِتُّ ʕufittu	عُفِتَّ ʕufitta	عُفِتَ ʕufita		عُفِتُّمَا ʕufittumā	عُفِتَا ʕufitā		عُفِتْنَا ʕufitnā	عُفِتُّمْ ʕufittum	عُفِتُوا ʕufitū
	f		عُفِتِّ ʕufitti	عُفِتَتْ ʕufitat			عُفِتَتَا ʕufitatā			عُفِتُّنَّ ʕufittunna	عُفِتْنَ ʕufitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعْفَتُ ʔuʕfatu	تُعْفَتُ tuʕfatu	يُعْفَتُ yuʕfatu		تُعْفَتَانِ tuʕfatāni	يُعْفَتَانِ yuʕfatāni		نُعْفَتُ nuʕfatu	تُعْفَتُونَ tuʕfatūna	يُعْفَتُونَ yuʕfatūna
	f		تُعْفَتِينَ tuʕfatīna	تُعْفَتُ tuʕfatu			تُعْفَتَانِ tuʕfatāni			تُعْفَتْنَ tuʕfatna	يُعْفَتْنَ yuʕfatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعْفَتَ ʔuʕfata	تُعْفَتَ tuʕfata	يُعْفَتَ yuʕfata		تُعْفَتَا tuʕfatā	يُعْفَتَا yuʕfatā		نُعْفَتَ nuʕfata	تُعْفَتُوا tuʕfatū	يُعْفَتُوا yuʕfatū
	f		تُعْفَتِي tuʕfatī	تُعْفَتَ tuʕfata			تُعْفَتَا tuʕfatā			تُعْفَتْنَ tuʕfatna	يُعْفَتْنَ yuʕfatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعْفَتْ ʔuʕfat	تُعْفَتْ tuʕfat	يُعْفَتْ yuʕfat		تُعْفَتَا tuʕfatā	يُعْفَتَا yuʕfatā		نُعْفَتْ nuʕfat	تُعْفَتُوا tuʕfatū	يُعْفَتُوا yuʕfatū
	f		تُعْفَتِي tuʕfatī	تُعْفَتْ tuʕfat			تُعْفَتَا tuʕfatā			تُعْفَتْنَ tuʕfatna	يُعْفَتْنَ yuʕfatna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عفت”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

عَفَتْ • (ʕafat) (form I) /ʕa.fat/

1. third-person feminine singular past active of عَفَا (ʕafā)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِفَّة (ʕiffa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ˈfat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.fǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.fǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.fǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.fǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.fǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.fǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	iffat
Dari reading?	iffat
Iranian reading?	effat
Tajik reading?	iffat

Noun

عفت • (effat)

1. chastity, abstinence, modesty

   Synonyms: عصمت (esmat), پاکدامنی (pâkdâmani)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عفت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim