عفن

Arabic

Noun

عَفَن • (ʕafan) ?

1. mold

Related terms

• تَعَفَّنَ (taʕaffana)
• تَعْفُّن (taʕffun)
• عُفُونَة (ʕufūna)
• فُطْر العَفَن (fuṭr al-ʕafan)
• فُطْر عَفَن الخُبْز (fuṭr ʕafan al-ḵubz)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ف ن
1 term

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaf.fan/, [ˈʕaf.fan]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Verb

عفّن • (ʕaffan) II (present بعفّن (biʕaffen))

1. (intransitive) to spoil, to rot

Conjugation

Conjugation of عفن

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عفّنت (ʕaffant)	عفّنت (ʕaffant)	عفّن (ʕaffan)		عفّننا (ʕaffanna)	عفّنتو (ʕaffantu)	عفّنو (ʕaffanu)
	f		عفّنتي (ʕaffanti)	عفّنت (ʕaffanat)
present	m	بعفّن (baʕaffin)	بتعفّن (bitʕaffin)	بعفّن (biʕaffin)		منعفّن (minʕaffin)	بتعفّنو (bitʕaffnu)	بعفّنو (biʕaffnu)
	f		بتعفّني (bitʕaffni)	بتعفّن (bitʕaffin)
subjunctive	m	اعفّن (aʕaffin)	تعفّن (tʕaffin)	يعفّن (yʕaffin)		نعفّن (nʕaffin)	تعفّنو (tʕaffnu)	يعفّنو (yʕaffnu)
	f		تعفّني (tʕaffni)	تعفّن (tʕaffin)
imperative	m		عفّن (ʕaffin)				عفّنو (ʕaffnu)
	f		عفّني (ʕaffni)