تعفن

Arabic

Root
ع ف ن (ʕ f n)
3 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʕaf.fa.na/

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ • (taʕaffana) V (non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ (yataʕaffanu), verbal noun تَعَفُّن (taʕaffun))

to rot, to putrefy and decay, to moulder
(Biology) to become infested with mold

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَعَفَّنَ** (V, sound, no passive (?), verbal noun **تَعَفُّن**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَعَفُّن taʕaffun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَعَفِّن mutaʕaffin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		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 taʕaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتَ taʕaffanta	تَعَفَّنَ taʕaffana	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʕaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʕaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُمْ taʕaffantum	تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʕaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتِ taʕaffanti	تَعَفَّنَتْ taʕaffanat	تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʕaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَتَا taʕaffanatā	تَعَفَّنَّا taʕaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُنَّ taʕaffantunna	تَعَفَّنَّ taʕaffanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʔataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʕaffanu	يَتَعَفَّنُ yataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	يَتَعَفَّنَانِ yataʕaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُونَ tataʕaffanūna	يَتَعَفَّنُونَ yataʕaffanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَعَفَّنُ ʔataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنِينَ tataʕaffanīna	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni	نَتَعَفَّنُ nataʕaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʔataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana	يَتَعَفَّنَ yataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʔataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʔataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan	يَتَعَفَّنْ yataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʔataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَفَّنْ taʕaffan		تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā			تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَعَفَّنِي taʕaffanī		تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā			تَعَفَّنَّ taʕaffanna

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʕaf.fun/

Noun

تَعَفُّن • (taʕaffun) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun **تَعَفُّن** (taʕaffun)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَعَفُّن taʕaffun	التَّعَفُّن at-taʕaffun	تَعَفُّن taʕaffun
nominative	تَعَفُّنٌ taʕaffunun	التَّعَفُّنُ at-taʕaffunu	تَعَفُّنُ taʕaffunu
accusative	تَعَفُّنًا taʕaffunan	التَّعَفُّنَ at-taʕaffuna	تَعَفُّنَ taʕaffuna
genitive	تَعَفُّنٍ taʕaffunin	التَّعَفُّنِ at-taʕaffuni	تَعَفُّنِ taʕaffuni

Descendants

→ Persian: تعفن
→ Tajik: тааффун (taaffun)
→ Ottoman Turkish: تعفن
- Turkish: taaffün

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “تعفن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تعفن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen