عف
Root: عف
2 entries for this word
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Entry 1
عف ‘affa i (عفة ‘iffa, عفاف ‘afāf) to refrain, abstain (عن from s.th. forbidden or indecent); to be abstinent, continent, virtuous, chaste, modest, decent, pure V = I; to shrink (عن from), be shy (عن of), be ashamed
Entry 2
عف ‘aff chute, modest, virtuous, pure; decent; honest, upright, righteous
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