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عفر

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Arabic

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Root
ع ف ر (ʕ f r)
5 terms

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʕapar- (dust, soil). Cognate with Akkadian 𒅖 (eperum) and Biblical Hebrew עָפָר (ʿɔp̄ɔr).

Noun

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عَفَر (ʕafarm (plural أَعْفَار (ʔaʕfār))

  1. dust, grime, ash
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Verb

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عَفَرَ (ʕafara) I (non-past يَعْفِرُ (yaʕfiru), verbal noun عَفْر (ʕafr))

  1. to cover with dust, to soot, to wallow in dust
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Verb

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عَفَّرَ (ʕaffara) II (non-past يُعَفِّرُ (yuʕaffiru), verbal noun تَعْفِير (taʕfīr))

  1. synonym of عَفَرَ (ʕafara)
  2. to make ash-gray
  3. to pick together, to glean
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Noun

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عَفْر (ʕafrm

  1. verbal noun of عَفَرَ (ʕafara)
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Noun

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عِفْر (ʕifrm

  1. youngs of a sow, farrow
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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عَفَر (ʕafarm

  1. alternative form of عَفَار (ʕafār, Afar)
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