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عَزْف
playing (a musical instrument) /ˈʕazf/
nounB2#3609 most common
Also: musical performance, instrumental playing
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ العَزْفَ عَلَى البِيَانو.
I love playing the piano.
هُوَ يَتَعَلَّمُ العَزْفَ عَلَى الغِيتَار.
He is learning to play the guitar.
عَزْفُهُ عَلَى الكَمَانِ كَانَ رَائِعًا فِي الحَفْلَةِ.
His violin playing was wonderful at the party.
تَتَطَلَّبُ مَهَارَةُ العَزْفِ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ التَّدْرِيبِ اليَوْمِيِّ.
The skill of playing an instrument requires years of daily practice.
أَبْدَعَ المُوسِيقِيُّ فِي عَزْفِهِ المُنْفَرِدِ الَّذِي اسْتَمَرَّ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً.
The musician excelled in his solo performance, which lasted twenty minutes.
يَتَمَيَّزُ عَزْفُهَا بِمَزْجٍ نَادِرٍ بَيْنَ الدِّقَّةِ التِّقْنِيَّةِ وَالتَّعْبِيرِ العَاطِفِيِّ العَمِيقِ.
Her playing stands out for a rare blend of technical precision and deep emotional expression.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَزْفٌ | |
| Genitive | عَزْفٍ | |
| Accusative | عَزْفًا | |
| Vocative | يَا عَزْفُ |
Word family
عَزَفَto play (a musical instrument)
عَازِفa (male) player, instrumentalist
عَازِفَةa (female) player, instrumentalist
مَعْزُوفَةa musical piece, composition
Etymology
عَزْف is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Arabic verb عَزَفَ, meaning to play a musical instrument. The root ع-ز-ف is native Semitic and does not trace back to Proto-Indo-European. Classical Arabic dictionaries already record عزف with this musical sense, tied closely to stringed instruments.
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