عفوة doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 3 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.

• عَفْوَةٌ

  عَفْوَةٌ ذ A bloodwit: (K, TA:) because by means of it pardon is obtained from the heirs of the slain man. (TA.) -A2- عَفْوَةُ القِدْرِ and and , as also , and and , signify The froth, or foam, of the cooking-pot; (K, TA…

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• عُفْوَةٌ

  عُفْوَةٌ ذ : see the next preceding paragraph: -b2- and also the next following, in two places.…

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• عِفْوَةٌ

  عِفْوَةٌ ذ : see عَفْوَةٌ. -b2- Also, (S, TA,) and , (TA,) The best, or choice, (S, TA,) and abundant, (TA,) of a thing, (S,) or of property, (TA,) and of food, and of beverage. (S, TA.) One says, ذَهَبَتْ عِفْوَةُ هٰذَا…

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