عنيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ن ف (ʿ-n-f); compare عَنُفَ (ʿanufa, to treat harshly and violently).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.niːf/
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Adjective

عَنِيف (ʿanīf) (feminine عَنِيفَة (ʿanīfa), masculine plural عُنُف (ʿunuf), elative أَعْنَف (ʾaʿnaf))

  1. violent
  2. oppressive
  3. cruel, fierce
  4. severe
  5. harsh
  6. blunt
  7. rugged
  8. strenuous

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), عنيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), عنف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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