تعفن

Arabic

Root
ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʕaf.fa.na/

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ • (taʕaffana) V, non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ‎ (yataʕaffanu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَفَّنَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَفُّن taʕaffun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَفِّن mutaʕaffin
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	تَعَفَّنْتُ taʕaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتَ taʕaffanta	تَعَفَّنَ taʕaffana		تَعَفَّنْتُمَا taʕaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā		تَعَفَّنَّا taʕaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُمْ taʕaffantum	تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
	f		تَعَفَّنْتِ taʕaffanti	تَعَفَّنَتْ taʕaffanat			تَعَفَّنَتَا taʕaffanatā			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
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِينَ tataʕaffanīna	تَتَعَفَّنُ tataʕaffanu			تَتَعَفَّنَانِ tataʕaffanāni			تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَفَّنَ ʔataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana	يَتَعَفَّنَ yataʕaffana		تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā		نَتَعَفَّنَ nataʕaffana	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنَ tataʕaffana			تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā			تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَفَّنْ ʔataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan	يَتَعَفَّنْ yataʕaffan		تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا yataʕaffanā		نَتَعَفَّنْ nataʕaffan	تَتَعَفَّنُوا tataʕaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا yataʕaffanū
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِي tataʕaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنْ tataʕaffan			تَتَعَفَّنَا tataʕaffanā			تَتَعَفَّنَّ tataʕaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ yataʕaffanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَفَّنْ taʕaffan			تَعَفَّنَا taʕaffanā				تَعَفَّنُوا taʕaffanū
	f		تَعَفَّنِي taʕaffanī							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

1. verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʕaffana) (form V)
2. rottenness, putridity, decay, mould
3. mold, mould

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَفُّن (taʕaffun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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) “تعفن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تعفن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen