Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

عَفِنَ, aor ـَ, inf. n. عَفَنٌ (Ṣ, Mgh, Mṣb, Ḳ, TA, in the CK [erroneously] عَفْن,) and عُفُونَةٌ, (Ḳ,) It (a thing) was, or became, putrid, or rotten; i. e. it became decayed, (Mgh,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (Mṣb,) by the effect of moisture upon it, (Mgh,* Mṣb,) so as to become dissundered when felt: (Mṣb;) said of a rope, (Ṣ, Ḳ.) it became decayed (Ṣ,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (Ḳ,) from the effect of water, (Ṣ,) or from moisture, or some other cause, (TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt; as alsoتعفّن↓. (Ḳ.) And عَفِنَ اللَّحْمُ The flesh, or flesh-meat, became [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour; and soتعقّن↓. (Mṣb.)

عَفَنَ اللَّحْمَ, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) aor. ـِ {يَعْفِنُ}, (Mṣb,) inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (TA,) He made the flesh, or flesh-meat, to become [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] (Mṣb, Ḳ) in odour; (Mṣb;) andعفّنهُ↓ signifies the same (Ḳ.)

عَفَنَ فِى الجَبَلِ, (Kr, Ḳ.) inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (TA,) He ascended the mountain; (Kr, Ḳ;) as also عَثَنَ. (Kr, TA.)

اعفن He (a man) had his skin, or hide, or tanned skin or hide pierced with holes. (Ḳ.)

And اعفن اللَّحْمَ He found the flesh, or flesh-meat, to be [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour. (Mṣb.)

عَفِنٌ A thing, (Az, Ṣ,) or a rope, (Ḳ,) putrid, or rotten; i. e. decayed, (Ṣ,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (Az, Ḳ,) from moisture, (Az. Ṣ,* TA,) or some other cause, (TA,) and from being kept in a close place, (Az, TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt. (Ḳ.) And Flesh, or flesh-meat, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour; (Mṣb;) or rendered so; as alsoمَعْفُونٌ↓. (Ḳ.)

عُفُونَةٌ [mentioned above (see 1) as an inf. n.] Putridity, or rottenness; i. e. a state of decay from moisture, &c. (Ṣ.) And [A stinking, or] alteration [for the worse] in odour, of flesh, or flesh-meat. (Mṣb.)