Arabic

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Root
ع ف و (ʕ f w)
11 terms

Etymology 1

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Adverbial accusative of عَفْو (ʕafw).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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عَفْوًا (ʕafwan)

  1. you're welcome, don't mention it, not at all
    Synonym: الْعَفْو (al-ʕafw)
  2. pardon me, excuse me

Etymology 2

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Verb

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عفوا (form I)

  1. عَفَوَا (ʕafawā) /ʕa.fa.waː/: third-person masculine dual past active of عَفَا (ʕafā)
  2. عَفَوْا (ʕafaw) /ʕa.faw/: third-person masculine plural past active of عَفَا (ʕafā)
  3. عُفُوا (ʕufū) /ʕu.fuː/: third-person masculine plural past passive of عَفَا (ʕafā)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ع ف و
3 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic عَفْوًا (ʕafwan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕaf.wan/, [ˈʕaf.wan]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Interjection

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عفوًا (ʕafwan)

  1. excuse me, pardon me
  2. you're welcome, don't mention it (as a reply to شكرا (šukran, thank you))
    Synonym: أهلا وسهلا (ʔahla w-sahla)

Adverb

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عفوًا (ʕafwan)

  1. unintentionally, spontaneously
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