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جنف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جُنَافِىٌّ جنافى جنافي One who carries himself in a proud and self-conceited manner, (مُخْتَال, [for which Golius, here copied by Freytag, appears to have read مُحْتَال, with the unpointed ح,]) with an inclining [ of the body from side to side ]: (Sh, K:) or one who affects an inclining [ of the body from side to side ] (يَتَجَانَفُ) in his gait, and carries himself in a proud and self-conceited manner therein. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جُنَافِىٌّ
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