عفن
1 عَفِنَ,
aor. ـَ
inf. n. عَفَنٌ (
S,
Mgh,
Msb,
K,
TA, in the
CK [erroneously] عَفْن,) and عُفُونَةٌ, (
K,) It (a thing) was, or became, putrid, or rotten; i. e. it became decayed, (
Mgh,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (
Msb,) by the effect of moisture upon it, (
Mgh, *
Msb,) so as to become dissundered when felt: (
Msb;) said of a rope, (
S,
K.) it became decayed (
S,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (
K,) from the effect of water, (
S,) or from moisture, or some other cause, (
TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt; as also ↓ تعفّن. (
K.) And عَفِنَ اللَّحْمُ The flesh, or flesh-meat, became [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour; and so ↓ تعقّن. (
Msb.)
A2: عَفَنَ اللَّحْمَ, (
Msb,
K,)
aor. ـِ (
Msb,)
inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (
TA,) He made the flesh, or flesh-meat, to become [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] (
Msb,
K) in odour; (
Msb;) and ↓ عفّنهُ signifies the same (
K.)
A3: عَفَنَ فِى الجَبَلِ, (
Kr,
K.)
inf. n. عَفْنٌ, (
TA,) He ascended the mountain; (
Kr,
K;) as also عَثَنَ. (
Kr,
TA.) 2 عَفَّنَ see the preceding paragraph.
4 اعفن He (a man) had his skin, or hide, or tanned skin or hide pierced with holes. (
K.)
b2: And ?? He found the flesh, or flesh-meat, to be [stinking, or] altered [for the worse] in odour. (
Msb.) 5 تَعَفَّنَ see the first paragraph, in two places.
عَفِنٌ A thing, (
Az,
S,) or a rope, (
K,) putrid, or rotten; i. e. decayed, (
S,) or in a corrupt, or an unsound, state, (
Az,
K,) from moisture, (
Az.
S, *
TA,) or some other cause, (
TA,) and from being kept in a close place, (
Az,
TA,) so as to crumble on its being felt. (
K.) And Flesh, or flesh-meat, (
Msb,
K,) [stinking, or] altered [ for the worse] in odour; (
Msb;) or rendered so; as also ↓ مَعْفُونٌ. (
K.) عُفُونَةٌ [mentioned above (see 1) as an
inf. n.] Putridity, or rottenness; i. e. a state of decay from moisture &c. (
S.) And [A stinking, or] alteration [for the worse] in odour, of flesh, or flesh-meat. (
Msb.) مَعْفُونٌ: see عَفِنٌ.
