عَزْف
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Also written عزف: عَزَفَ (avoid)
Highlights
Present tense
يَعْزِفُ
Verbal nouns
عَزْف، عَزِيف
Active participle
عَازِف
Passive participle
مَعْزُوف
Most common words from the same root
عَزَفَ in English
Verb · Form I
- 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
أَسْتَطِيعُ عَزْفَ الْغِيتَارَ.I can play the guitar.
- to play, make music: often with لِـ (li-, “to, for”) intransitive
Word origin
Verb form I from the root ع ز ف (ʕ z f).
Words from the root ع-ز-ف
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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”)
عَزِيف
عَازِف
one who plays an instrument
عَازِف
performer
مَعْزُوف
played
مَعْزُوفَة
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
عُزُوف
عَازِف
مَعْزُوف
مِعْزَف
stringed instrument
عَزَفَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | عَزَفْتُ | أَعْزِفُ | أَعْزِفَ | أَعْزِفْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | عَزَفْتَ | تَعْزِفُ | تَعْزِفَ | تَعْزِفْ | اِعْزِفْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | عَزَفْتِ | تَعْزِفِينَ | تَعْزِفِي | تَعْزِفِي | اِعْزِفِي |
| هُوَ he | عَزَفَ | يَعْزِفُ | يَعْزِفَ | يَعْزِفْ | — |
| هِيَ she | عَزَفَتْ | تَعْزِفُ | تَعْزِفَ | تَعْزِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | عَزَفْتُمَا | تَعْزِفَانِ | تَعْزِفَا | تَعْزِفَا | اِعْزِفَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | عَزَفَا | يَعْزِفَانِ | يَعْزِفَا | يَعْزِفَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | عَزَفَتَا | تَعْزِفَانِ | تَعْزِفَا | تَعْزِفَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | عَزَفْنَا | نَعْزِفُ | نَعْزِفَ | نَعْزِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | عَزَفْتُمْ | تَعْزِفُونَ | تَعْزِفُوا | تَعْزِفُوا | اِعْزِفُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | عَزَفْتُنَّ | تَعْزِفْنَ | تَعْزِفْنَ | تَعْزِفْنَ | اِعْزِفْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | عَزَفُوا | يَعْزِفُونَ | يَعْزِفُوا | يَعْزِفُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | عَزَفْنَ | يَعْزِفْنَ | يَعْزِفْنَ | يَعْزِفْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | عَزْف، عَزِيف |
|---|---|
| Active participle | عَازِف |
| Passive participle | مَعْزُوف |
عَزَفَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to play: followed by عَلَى
أَسْتَطِيعُ عَزْفَ الْغِيتَارَ.I can play the guitar.
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