ع ف و

Arabic

Root

ع ف و • (ʕ-f-w)

1. related to forgiveness

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: عَفَا (ʕafā, “to obliterate, to eliminate the past mistakes, to forgive, to excuse, to desist”)
  • Verbal noun: عَفْو (ʕafw, “pardon, forgiveness, remission of sins, amnesty, absolution”)
  • Active participle: عَافٍ (ʕāfin)
  • Passive participle: مَعْفُوّ (maʕfuww)
• Form III: عَافَى (ʕāfā, “to heal (someone)”)
  • Verbal noun: مُعَافَاة (muʕāfāh), عِفَاء (ʕifāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُعَافٍ (muʕāfin)
  • Passive participle: مُعَافًى (muʕāfan)
• Form IV: أَعْفَى (ʔaʕfā, “to exempt”)
  • Verbal noun: إِعْفَاء (ʔiʕfāʔ, “exemption”)
  • Active participle: مُعْفٍ (muʕfin)
  • Passive participle: مُعْفًى (muʕfan)
• Form X: اِسْتَعْفَى (istaʕfā, “to request a pardon; to resign”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْفَاء (istiʕfāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَعْفٍ (mustaʕfin)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْفًى (mustaʕfan)

Nouns

• عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ع ف و”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz