عفو

Arabic

Noun

عَفْو • (ʕafw) m

1. verbal noun of عَفَا (ʕafā) (form I)
2. pardon, forgiveness, remission of sins, amnesty, absolution

Declension

Declension of noun عَفْو (ʕafw)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَفْو ʕafw	الْعَفْو al-ʕafw	عَفْو ʕafw
Nominative	عَفْوٌ ʕafwun	الْعَفْوُ al-ʕafwu	عَفْوُ ʕafwu
Accusative	عَفْوًا ʕafwan	الْعَفْوَ al-ʕafwa	عَفْوَ ʕafwa
Genitive	عَفْوٍ ʕafwin	الْعَفْوِ al-ʕafwi	عَفْوِ ʕafwi

Adjective

عَفُوّ • (ʕafuww)

1. remitting much, clement, inclined to frequent pardon

Declension

Declension of adjective عَفُوّ (ʕafuww)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَفُوّ ʕafuww	الْعَفُوّ al-ʕafuww	عَفُوّ ʕafuww	الْعَفُوّ al-ʕafuww
Nominative	عَفُوٌّ ʕafuwwun	الْعَفُوُّ al-ʕafuwwu	عَفُوٌّ ʕafuwwun	الْعَفُوُّ al-ʕafuwwu
Accusative	عَفُوًّا ʕafuwwan	الْعَفُوَّ al-ʕafuwwa	عَفُوًّا ʕafuwwan	الْعَفُوَّ al-ʕafuwwa
Genitive	عَفُوٍّ ʕafuwwin	الْعَفُوِّ al-ʕafuwwi	عَفُوٍّ ʕafuwwin	الْعَفُوِّ al-ʕafuwwi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَفُوَّيْن ʕafuwwayn	الْعَفُوَّيْن al-ʕafuwwayn	عَفُوَّيْن ʕafuwwayn	الْعَفُوَّيْن al-ʕafuwwayn
Nominative	عَفُوَّانِ ʕafuwwāni	الْعَفُوَّانِ al-ʕafuwwāni	عَفُوَّانِ ʕafuwwāni	الْعَفُوَّانِ al-ʕafuwwāni
Accusative	عَفُوَّيْنِ ʕafuwwayni	الْعَفُوَّيْنِ al-ʕafuwwayni	عَفُوَّيْنِ ʕafuwwayni	الْعَفُوَّيْنِ al-ʕafuwwayni
Genitive	عَفُوَّيْنِ ʕafuwwayni	الْعَفُوَّيْنِ al-ʕafuwwayni	عَفُوَّيْنِ ʕafuwwayni	الْعَفُوَّيْنِ al-ʕafuwwayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

Noun

عفو • (ʻafv)

1. erasing, cancelling, obliterating
2. effacing the vestiges of the house, covering them with dust (wind)
3. forgiving, passing by a transgression
4. remitting punishment
5. loathing anything
6. pardon, forgiveness, remission of sins

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “عفو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul