عزف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb form I from the root ع ز ف (ʿ-z-f).

Verb

عَزَفَ (ʿazafa) I, non-past يَعْزِفُ‎ (yaʿzifu)

  1. (of the wind) to whistle, howl
  2. (music) to play: followed by عَلَى (ʿalā, on) and a musical instrument, or with accusative of the name of a piece of music
  3. (music, intransitive) to play, make music: often with لِـ (li-, to, for)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • مَعْزُوفَة (maʿzūfa, musical piece, performance)

Etymology 2

Verb form I from the root ع ز ف (ʿ-z-f).

Verb

عَزَفَ (ʿazafa) I, non-past يَعْزِفُ or يَعْزُفُ‎ (yaʿzifu or yaʿzufu)

  1. to turn away (from), become averse (to), avoid, shun: followed by عَنْ (ʿan)
  2. to abstain, refrain, avoid: followed by إِنَّ (ʾinna) and the subjunctive mood
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

عَزْف (ʿazf) m

  1. verbal noun of عَزَفَ (ʿazafa, to play) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

عَزْف (ʿazf) m

  1. verbal noun of عَزَفَ (ʿazafa, to turn away) (form I)
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), عزف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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