ʿafina

decay, putrefy, be infected

عَفِنَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ع ف ن

Forms

Present: يَعْفَنُ
Verbal noun: عَفَن

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	عَفِنَ	يَعْفَنُ	—
she هِيَ	عَفِنَت	تَعْفَنُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	عَفِنا	يَعْفَنانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	عَفِنَتا	تَعْفَنانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	عَفِنُوا	يَعْفَنُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	عَفِنَّ	يَعْفَنَّ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	عَفِنْتَ	تَعْفَنُ	اِعْفَنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	عَفِنْتِ	تَعْفَنِينَ	اِعْفَنِي
you two أَنْتُما	عَفِنْتُما	تَعْفَنانِ	اِعْفَنَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	عَفِنْتُم	تَعْفَنُونَ	اِعْفَنُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	عَفِنْتُنَّ	تَعْفَنَّ	اِعْفَنْنَ
I أَنا	عَفِنْتُ	أَعْفَنُ	—
we نَحْنُ	عَفِنّا	نَعْفَنُ	—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries

عَفِنَ Form I It (a thing) was, or became, putrid, or rotten

, aor , inf. n. عَفَنٌ (S, Mgh, Msb, K, TA, in the CK [erroneously] عَفْن,) and عُفُونَةٌ, (K,) It (a thing) was, or became, putrid, or rotten; i. e. it became decayed, (Mgh,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (Msb,) by the effect of moisture upon it, (Mgh, * Msb,) so as to become dissundered when felt: (Msb;) said of a rope, (S, K.) it became decayed (S,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (K,) from the effect of water, (S,) or from moisture, or some other cause, (TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt; as also ↓ تعفّن. (K.) And عَفِنَ اللَّحْمُ The flesh, or flesh-meat, became [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour; and so ↓ تعقّن. (Msb.) -A2- عَفَنَ اللَّحْمَ, (Msb, K,) aor. , (Msb,) inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (TA,) He made the flesh, or flesh-meat, to become [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] (Msb, K) in odour; (Msb;) and ↓ عفّنهُ signifies the same (K.) -A3- عَفَنَ فِى الجَبَلِ, (Kr, K.) inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (TA,) He ascended the mountain; (Kr, K;) as also عَثَنَ. (Kr, TA.)
عَفَّنَ Form II Open entry

see the preceding paragraph.
اعفن Form IV He (a man) had his skin, or hide, or tanned skin or hide pierced with holes

He (a man) had his skin, or hide, or tanned skin or hide pierced with holes. (K.) ― -b2- And ?? He found the flesh, or flesh-meat, to be [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour. (Msb.)
تَعَفَّنَ Form V Open entry

see the first paragraph, in two places.
عَفِنٌ putrid, or rotten

A thing, (Az, S,) or a rope, (K,) putrid, or rotten; i. e. decayed, (S,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (Az, K,) from moisture, (Az. S, * TA,) or some other cause, (TA,) and from being kept in a close place, (Az, TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt. (K.) And Flesh, or flesh-meat, (Msb, K,) [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour; (Msb;) or rendered so; as also ↓ مَعْفُونٌ. (K.)
عُفُونَةٌ Putridity, or rottenness

[mentioned above (see 1) as an inf. n.] Putridity, or rottenness; i. e. a state of decay from moisture &c. (S.) And [A stinking, or] alteration [for the worse] in odour, of flesh, or flesh-meat. (Msb.)
مَعْفُونٌ Open entry

: see عَفِنٌ.

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