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جزف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 جَزْفٌ جزف [inf. n. of جَزَفَ] signifies The taking a thing [ in the manner termed ] مَجَازَفَةً and جِزَافًا [i. e. by conjecture, not knowing the measure nor the weight ]: (S, TA:) or the taking largely, or copiously: (IF, Msb, TA:) and it is [from] a Persian word. (Msb. [See جُزَافٌ, below.]) And you say, جَزَفَ فِى الكَيْلِ, inf. n. جَزْفٌ, He gave large measure: (IKtt, Msb:) and جَزَفَ لَهُ فِى الكَيْلِ He gave him large measure. (Jm, TA.)

Derived headwords

جَزْفٌverb
  1. 1.
جَزَفَ فِى الكَيْلِ
جَزَفَ لَهُ فِى