عزف

العربية

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عزف¹

Where it comes from

Verb form I from the root ع ز ف (ʕ z f).

verb عَزَفَ · ʕazafa · يَعْزِفُ · عَزْف · عَزِيف

  1. of the wind to whistle, howl
  2. 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.
  3. intransitive to play, make music: often with لِـ (li-, “to, for”)

عزف²

Where it comes from

Verb form I from the root ع ز ف (ʕ z f).

verb عَزَفَ · ʕazafa · يَعْزِفُ · يَعْزُفُ · عَزْف · عُزُوف

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

عزف³

noun عَزْف · ʕazf · الْعَزْف · عَزْفٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of عَزَفَ (ʕazafa, “to play”) (form I)

عزف⁴

noun عَزْف · ʕazf · الْعَزْف · عَزْفٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of عَزَفَ (ʕazafa, “to turn away”) (form I)

In English

  • play (transitive) produce music using a musical instrument
  • concert a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عزف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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