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ع-ز-ف

The Arabic root ع-ز-ف (a-z-f)

Form I verb عَزَفَ: to whistle

7 words in the dictionary are built from ع-ز-ف, including verbs in Forms I. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Verb · Form I
to whistle
Verb · Form I
avoid
Adjective
عَازِف
one who plays an instrument
Noun
عَازِف
performer

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

عَزَفَ · present يَعْزِفُ
Form I · The plain action

to whistle, howl; to play: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) and a musical instrument, or with accusative of the name of a piece of music; to play, make music: often with لِـ (li-, “to, for”)

عَزْف
Verbal noun
عَزِيف
Verbal noun
عَازِف
Active participle
one who plays an instrument
عَازِف
Active participle
performer
مَعْزُوف
Passive participle
played
مَعْزُوفَة
Derived noun
musical performance
عَزَفَ · present يَعْزِفُ
Form I · The plain action

to turn away (from), become averse (to), avoid, shun: followed by عَنْ (ʕan); to abstain, refrain, avoid: followed by إِنَّ (ʔinna) and the subjunctive mood

عَزْف
Verbal noun
عُزُوف
Verbal noun
عَازِف
Active participle
مَعْزُوف
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

مِعْزَف
Noun
stringed instrument

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