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تعفن

Arabic

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ • ‎(taʿaffana) V, non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ‎ (yataʿaffanu)

to rot, to putrefy and decay, to moulder

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَفَّنَ

(form-V sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَعَفُّن taʿaffun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَعَفِّن mutaʿaffin
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʿaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتَ taʿaffanta	تَعَفَّنَ taʿaffana	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʿaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَا taʿaffanā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʿaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُمْ taʿaffantum	تَعَفَّنُوا taʿaffanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʿaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتِ taʿaffanti	تَعَفَّنَتْ taʿaffanat	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʿaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَتَا taʿaffanatā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʿaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُنَّ taʿaffantunna	تَعَفَّنَّ taʿaffanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʾataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʿaffanu	يَتَعَفَّنُ yataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʿaffanāni	يَتَعَفَّنَانِ yataʿaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُونَ tataʿaffanūna	يَتَعَفَّنُونَ yataʿaffanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʾataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنِينَ tataʿaffanīna	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʿaffanāni	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʿaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʿaffanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʾataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʿaffana	يَتَعَفَّنَ yataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʿaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنُو tataʿaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُو yataʿaffanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʾataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʿaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʿaffanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʾataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʿaffan	يَتَعَفَّنْ yataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʿaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنُو tataʿaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُو yataʿaffanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʾataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʿaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʿaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʿaffanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَفَّنْ taʿaffan		تَعَفَّنَا taʿaffanā			تَعَفَّنُو taʿaffanū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَعَفَّنِي taʿaffanī		تَعَفَّنَا taʿaffanā			تَعَفَّنَّ taʿaffanna

References

“تعفن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “تعفن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ ‎(taʿaffana, “to rot”), from the root ع ف ن ‎(ʿ-f-n), related to rotting.

Noun

تَعَفُّن • ‎(taʿaffun) m

verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ ‎(taʿaffana) (form V)
rottenness, putridity, decay, mould
mold, mould

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَفُّن (taʿaffun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَفُّن taʿaffun	التَّعَفُّن at-taʿaffun	تَعَفُّن taʿaffun
Nominative	تَعَفُّنٌ taʿaffunun	التَّعَفُّنُ at-taʿaffunu	تَعَفُّنُ taʿaffunu
Accusative	تَعَفُّنًا taʿaffunan	التَّعَفُّنَ at-taʿaffuna	تَعَفُّنَ taʿaffuna
Genitive	تَعَفُّنٍ taʿaffunin	التَّعَفُّنِ at-taʿaffuni	تَعَفُّنِ taʿaffuni

Descendants

Persian: تعفن ‎(ta'affon)

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