تعفن

تعفن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ف ن‎ (ʿ-f-n).

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ • (taʿaffana) V, non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ‎‎ (yataʿaffanu)

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 taʿaffun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَفِّن‎ mutaʿaffin
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 taʿaffantu	تَعَفَّنْتَ‎ taʿaffanta	تَعَفَّنَ taʿaffana		تَعَفَّنْتُمَا‎ taʿaffantumā	تَعَفَّنَا‎ taʿaffanā		تَعَفَّنَّا‎ taʿaffannā	تَعَفَّنْتُمْ‎ taʿaffantum	تَعَفَّنُوا‎ taʿaffanū
	f		تَعَفَّنْتِ‎ taʿaffanti	تَعَفَّنَتْ‎ taʿaffanat			تَعَفَّنَتَا‎ taʿaffanatā			تَعَفَّنْتُنَّ‎ taʿaffantunna	تَعَفَّنَّ taʿaffanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَفَّنُ‎ ʾataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُ‎ tataʿaffanu	يَتَعَفَّنُ‎ yataʿaffanu		تَتَعَفَّنَانِ‎ tataʿaffanāni	يَتَعَفَّنَانِ‎ yataʿaffanāni		نَتَعَفَّنُ‎ nataʿaffanu	تَتَعَفَّنُونَ‎ tataʿaffanūna	يَتَعَفَّنُونَ‎ yataʿaffanūna
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِينَ‎ tataʿaffanīna	تَتَعَفَّنُ‎ tataʿaffanu			تَتَعَفَّنَانِ‎ tataʿaffanāni			تَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ yataʿaffanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَفَّنَ‎ ʾataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنَ‎ tataʿaffana	يَتَعَفَّنَ‎ yataʿaffana		تَتَعَفَّنَا‎ tataʿaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا‎ yataʿaffanā		نَتَعَفَّنَ‎ nataʿaffana	تَتَعَفَّنُوا‎ tataʿaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا‎ yataʿaffanū
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِي‎ tataʿaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنَ‎ tataʿaffana			تَتَعَفَّنَا‎ tataʿaffanā			تَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ yataʿaffanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَفَّنْ‎ ʾataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنْ‎ tataʿaffan	يَتَعَفَّنْ‎ yataʿaffan		تَتَعَفَّنَا‎ tataʿaffanā	يَتَعَفَّنَا‎ yataʿaffanā		نَتَعَفَّنْ‎ nataʿaffan	تَتَعَفَّنُوا‎ tataʿaffanū	يَتَعَفَّنُوا‎ yataʿaffanū
	f		تَتَعَفَّنِي‎ tataʿaffanī	تَتَعَفَّنْ‎ tataʿaffan			تَتَعَفَّنَا‎ tataʿaffanā			تَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ tataʿaffanna	يَتَعَفَّنَّ‎ yataʿaffanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَفَّنْ taʿaffan			تَعَفَّنَا‎ taʿaffanā				تَعَفَّنُوا‎ taʿaffanū
	f		تَعَفَّنِي‎ taʿaffanī							تَعَفَّنَّ taʿaffanna

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

تَعَفُّن • (taʿaffun) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَفُّن (taʿaffun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَفُّن taʿaffun	التَّعَفُّن‎ at-taʿaffun	تَعَفُّن taʿaffun
Nominative	تَعَفُّنٌ taʿaffunun	التَّعَفُّنُ‎ at-taʿaffunu	تَعَفُّنُ taʿaffunu
Accusative	تَعَفُّنًا‎ taʿaffunan	التَّعَفُّنَ‎ at-taʿaffuna	تَعَفُّنَ taʿaffuna
Genitive	تَعَفُّنٍ taʿaffunin	التَّعَفُّنِ‎ at-taʿaffuni	تَعَفُّنِ taʿaffuni

Descendants

• Persian: تعفن‎ (ta'affon)