عفت

See also: عقب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ف ت (ʕ-f-t).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.fa.ta/

Verb

عَفَتَ (ʕafata) I, non-past يَعْفِتُ‎ (yaʕfitu)

  1. to break by twisting, to wring, to break without severing, to mangle
  2. to speak Arabic with difficulty, to struggle with or mangle the language
Conjugation

References

Verb

عَفَتْ (ʕafat) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of عَفَا (ʕafā)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِفَّة (ʕiffa).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ʔɪffat/

    Noun

    عفت ('effat)

    1. chastity, abstinence, modesty
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