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جلف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 جَلَّفَتْهُ السِّنُونَ جلفته السنون The years of drought, or barrenness, or dearth, destroyed his cattle. (S.) And جَلَّفَتْ كَحْلُ, (S,) or كَحْلٌ, (K,) The year of drought, or barrenness, or dearth, exterminated the cattle. (K.) And أَمْوَالَهُمْ ↓ اجتلفتْ [ It destroyed their cattle ] is also said of a year of great drought, or barrenness, or dearth. (S.) And الدَّهْرُ ↓ اجتلفهُ Time, or fortune, or misfortune, destroyed his property, or cattle. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جَلَّفَتْهُ السِّنُونَverb
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جَلَّفَتْ كَحْلُ