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جفن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 جفّنوا جفنوا They made bowls (جِفَان [probably meaning they prepared bowls of food: accord. to Freytag's Lex., جفّن means “ apposuit scutellam; but he does not name his authority]). (TA.) -A2- جفّن and ↓ تجفّن It (a grape-vine) attained to the state of having an أَصْل [i. e., app., a stock ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جفّنواverb
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