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جفو
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaجُفَاآءٌ جفاآء The rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley, and by a cooking-pot. (Er-Rághib, TA.) [See also art. جفأ.] ― -b2- And hence, as being likened to the جُفَاآء of the torrent, (tropical:) The first, or foremost, of men, or people. (TA.) [But see art. جفأ.]
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جُفَاآءٌ
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