How to say "rotten, moldy (Arabic) → lame, gross (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningrotten, moldy (Arabic) → lame, gross (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُعَفَّن
muʿaffanמעפן
معفن
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מעפן
me'afanمِئَافَان
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ع-ف-نFrom عفن, 'to rot' — the passive participle of literal decay. Israeli slang borrowed it for anything figuratively rotten: a lame excuse, a gross habit, an uncool vibe.
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In a phrase
جَوّ مُعَفَّن
jaww muʿaffanג'ו מעפןa rotten vibe
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