عفن
Root: عفن
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
عفن ‘afina a (‘afan, عفونة ‘ufūna) to rot, decay, putrefy, spoil; to be rotten, decayed, putrid spoiled; to be or become moldy, musty, mildewy, decomposed V = I
Entry 2
عفن ‘afan rottenness, putridity, decay, spoiledness
Entry 3
عفن ‘afin rotten, putrid, decayed, decomposed, spoiled, moldy, musty, mildewy; septic │ الحمى العفنة (ḥummā) putrid fever
Hans Wehr
+
Lane's Lexicon
+
Mawrid
Search 30,000+ Hans Wehr entries.
"The standard Arabic-English dictionary of Modern Standard Arabic" — enhanced with clickable root mapping, verb forms, and noun patterns.
30,000+ Hans Wehr entries
Root-based navigation
Full text search
Lane's Lexicon & Al-Mawrid included
Try Now
Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more