Root ع ف ف — A Dictionary of Quranic Verbs

VerbForm Vintransitiveto abstain from begging out of modesty

Root: ع ف ف

Quranic witness · shāhid

يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ

“To abstain (from begging because of modesty)”

VerbForm Xintransitiveto abstain, restrain oneself from evil

Root: ع ف ف

Quranic witness · shāhid

وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ

“To abstain, restrain oneself (from evil utterances and action)”