Arabic for decay

3afina
ﻋَﻔِﻦَ
decay – past tense he
ya3fanu
ﻳَﻌﻔَﻦُ
decay – present tense he

The Arabic verb for decay is written ﻋَﻔِﻦَ and pronunced 3afina in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﻔَﻦُ and pronounced ya3fanu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word decay consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, fa that is written and pronounced f and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to decay

All letters in decay

ﻋَﻔِﻦَ
ﻋـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
ayn
3
fa
f
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for decay consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻔِﻦَ and pronounced 3afina.
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The pattern for decay

fa3ila becomes 3afina

We have seen that the Arabic word for decay is written ﻋَﻔِﻦَ and pronounced 3afina. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are 3, f and n, the word becomes 3afina.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as decay

Conjugations of decay

past tense
present tense
he
3afina
ﻋَﻔِﻦَ
he - past tense
ya3fanu
ﻳَﻌﻔَﻦُ
he - present tense
she
3afinat
ﻋَﻔِﻨَﺖ
she - past tense
ta3fanu
ﺗَﻌﻔَﻦُ
she - present tense
I
3afintu
ﻋَﻔِﻨﺖُ
I - past tense
'a3fanu
ﺃَﻋﻔَﻦُ
I - present tense