عفا

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ف و (ʿ-f-w).

Verb

عَفَا (ʿafā) I, non-past يَعْفُو‎ (yaʿfū)

  1. to obliterate, to eliminate the past mistakes
  2. to forgive (عَن (ʿan))
  3. to excuse
  4. to desist

Conjugation

References

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

Verb

عَفَا (ʿafā) I, non-past يَعْفُو‎ (yaʿfū)

  1. obliterated, to be cleared, to be amnestied

Conjugation

References

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