تعفن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ف ن (ʿ-f-n).

Verb

تَعَفَّنَ (taʿaffana) V, non-past يَتَعَفَّنُ‎ (yataʿaffanu)

  1. to rot, to putrefy and decay, to moulder
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Etymology 2

Verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʿaffana, to rot), from the root ع ف ن (ʿ-f-n), related to rotting.

Noun

تَعَفُّن (taʿaffun) m

  1. verbal noun of تَعَفَّنَ (taʿaffana) (form V)
  2. rottenness, putridity, decay, mould
  3. mold, mould
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Descendants
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