متعفن

Arabic

Root
ع ف ن (ʕ-f-n)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَعَفَّنَ‎ (taʕaffana, to rot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ta.ʕaf.fin/

Adjective

مُتَعَفِّن‎ • (mutaʕaffin) (feminine مُتَعَفِّن‎َة (mutaʕaffina), masculine plural مُتَعَفِّن‎ُونَ (mutaʕaffinūna), feminine plural مُتَعَفِّن‎َات (mutaʕaffināt))

  1. active participle of تَعَفَّنَ‎ (taʕaffana)
  2. rotten, putrid, fetid

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mütəəffin
  • Persian: متعفن
  • Ottoman Turkish: متعفن (müte'affin)
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