تعفن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n).

Verb

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

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

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

Etymology 2

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

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 (ta'affon)