عفو

عفو

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕafw/

Noun

عَفْو • (ʕafw) m

1. verbal noun of عَفَا‎ (ʕafā) (form I)
2. pardon, forgiveness, remission of sins, amnesty, absolution
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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:219:

     ‏وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنْفِقُونَ قُلِ ٱلْعَفْوَ‎

     wayasʔalūnaka māḏā yunfiqūna quli l-ʕafwa

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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

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əfv
• → Chagatai: عَفْو‎
  • Uzbek: afv
• → Northern Kurdish: efû
• → Ottoman Turkish: عفو‎ (ʻafv)
  • Turkish: af
• → Persian: عفو‎ (ʻafv)
• → Urdu: عفو‎

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.fuww/

Adjective

عَفُوّ • (ʕafuww)

1. remitting much, clement, inclined to frequent pardon
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:149:

     ‏إِنْ تُبْدُوا خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا عَنْ سُوءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّٰهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا‎

     ʔin tubdū ḵayran ʔaw tuḵfūhu ʔaw taʕfū ʕan sūʔin faʔinna llāha kāna ʕafuwwan qadīran

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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	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əfüvv
• → Chagatai: عَفُوّ‎
  • Uzbek: afuvv
• → Kazakh: ғапу (ğapu)
• → Ottoman Turkish: عفو‎ (ʻafüvv)
  • Turkish: afüvv
• → Tatar: гафу (ğafu)
• → Persian: عفو‎ (ʻafovv)
• → Urdu: عفو‎

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو‎ (ʕafw).

Noun

عفو • (ʻafv)

1. a forgiving, forgiveness, pardon
2. an excusing from some duty
3. a dismissing or releasing from some office, dismissal; release

Derived terms

• عفو اتمك‎ (ʻafv etmek)
• عفو اولمق‎ (ʻafv olmak)
• عفو اولنمز‎ (ʻafv olunmaz)
• عفو اولنمق‎ (ʻafv olunmak)
• عفو عمومی‎ (ʻafv-ı ʻumûmî)

Descendants

• Turkish: af

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عفو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, pages 1308–1309

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَفُوّ‎ (ʕafuww).

Adjective

عفو • (ʻafüvv)

1. habitually forgiving
2. all-forgiving (God)

Descendants

• Turkish: afüvv

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عفو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1309

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو‎ (ʕafw).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔafw/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔafw/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔæfv/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʔafv/

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَفُوّ‎ (ʕafuww).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔafuww/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔafʊww/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔæfov/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʔafuvv/

Adjective

عفو • (ʻafovv)

1. one who forgives much

   ‏عفو و غفور‎ ― 'afovv va ğafur ― (God) the pardoner and forgiver

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “عفو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “عفو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو‎ (ʕafw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)əfʋ/

Noun

عفو • ('afv) m

1. absolution, forgiveness, pardon, remission (of sins)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَفُوّ‎ (ʕafuww).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ə.fʊʋʋ/

Adjective

عفو • ('afuvv)

1. forgiving, merciful

References

• “عفو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “عفو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “عفو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.