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Where does “تَعَفَّنَ” come from?

تَعَفَّنَ (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

تَعَفَّنَ (Arabic): to rot

Definitions

  1. to rot

Ancestry of “تَعَفَّنَ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out

Words derived from “تَعَفَّنَ”

  • تعفن
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