عنف

See also: عنق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ن ف (ʕ-n-f).

Noun

عُنْف • (ʕunf) m

1. violence, force

   Antonyms: رِفْق (rifq), لُطْف (luṭf)

   • Bashar ibn Burd

     نَفِسَتْهُمْ عَلَيَّ أُمُّ ٱلْمَنَايَا ** فَأَنَامَتْهُمْ بِعُنفٍ فَنَامُوا

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2. violence (“action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering”)

   عُنْف أُسْرِيّ ― ʕunf ʔusriyy ― domestic violence

3. harshness, severity

   Antonyms: رِفْق (rifq), لِين (līn), لُطْف (luṭf)

Declension

Declension of noun عُنْف (ʕunf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُنْف ʕunf	الْعُنْف al-ʕunf	عُنْف ʕunf
Nominative	عُنْفٌ ʕunfun	الْعُنْفُ al-ʕunfu	عُنْفُ ʕunfu
Accusative	عُنْفًا ʕunfan	الْعُنْفَ al-ʕunfa	عُنْفَ ʕunfa
Genitive	عُنْفٍ ʕunfin	الْعُنْفِ al-ʕunfi	عُنْفِ ʕunfi

Adjective

عُنُف • (ʕunuf) m pl

1. masculine plural of عَنِيف (ʕanīf)