أَفَّ

Root: اف

Form: 1

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أَفَّI , Present.T يَؤُفٌّ and يَئِفُّ, the latter agreeable with analogy, [but the former, though irregular, is the more common,] Verbal.Noun أَفٌّ; and , Verbal.Noun تأْفِيفٌ; and ; He said أُفِّ [q. v.], by reason of anxiety, or disquietude of mind, or by reason of vexation, distress of mind, or disgust: held by Sb to be of the same class as سَبَّحَ and هَلَّلَ meaning “ he said سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰهِ ” and “ he said لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ. ” You say also, , and بِهِ, and بِهِ, meaning He said to him أُفِّ. And جَعَلَ فُلَانٌ مِنْ رِيحٍ وَجَدَهَا Such a one began to say أُفِّ أُفِّ by reason of a smell which he perceived. And إِنَّهُ عَلَيْهِ Verily he is angry with him, or enraged against him.

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