Greetings & peopleRoot 12 of 12 in this field
ع-ف-و
pardon; good health
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Words from this root
6 words in 6 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعْل عَفْوٌ
pardon, forgiveness
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عَفْوًا you're welcome; excuse me
فَاعِلَة عَافِيَةٌ
good health, well-being
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يَعْطِيكَ الْعَافِيَةَ 'may He give you health', the thank-you for work done
فَعَلَ عَفَا
to pardon, forgive (عَفَا عَنْ)
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- Present
- يَعْفُو
أَفْعَلَ أَعْفَى
to exempt, excuse (someone from)
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- Present
- يُعْفِي
إِفْعَال إِعْفَاءٌ
exemption (from a fee, from duty)
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فَعْلِيّ عَفَوِيٌّ
spontaneous
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- Feminine
- عَفَوِيَّةٌ
How the patterns shape this root
عَفْو is pardon: عَفْوًا, 'pardon', answers شُكْرًا with 'you're welcome' and also opens an apology or a request, 'excuse me'. The verb عَفَا عَنْ is to forgive. عَافِيَة is health — what remains when illness is pardoned — so يَعْطِيكَ الْعَافِيَةَ, 'may God give you health', is how Saudis thank someone for their work, and the answer is اللّٰهُ يُعَافِيكَ. Form IV أَعْفَى is to exempt someone, and إِعْفَاء is an exemption, from a fee or a duty.
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