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جفس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being overfull, particularly with food, leading to discomfort and a foul disposition. It extends to describe a person who is coarse, crude, and physically large and unrefined.

Derived headwords

جَفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overfullboth

    To be excessively full, especially from eating too much, leading to discomfort.

جَفْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    overfullnessboth

    The state of being overfull, particularly from eating too much; indigestion.

جُفِسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be spoiledclassical

    Said of one's disposition or inner self becoming foul or corrupted.

جَفِسَتْ نَفْسُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his disposition souredclassical

    His inner self or disposition became foul or corrupted.

جَفِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, crudeclassical

    Describing a person who is base, ignoble, and crude in character.

  2. 2.
    overfullboth

    Suffering from indigestion or overfullness.

جَفَسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coarseness, crudenessclassical

    The quality of being coarse, crude, and ignoble.

جَفَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionclassical

    The state of being overfull or suffering from indigestion.

جُفَيْسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse personclassical

    A base, ignoble, and crude person, often characterized by weakness and coarseness.

جِيفِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, crudeclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or form for a coarse or crude person.

جَفَسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large, coarseclassical

    Describing someone as large, coarse, and dry.

Parallel reading

جفس من الطعام يجفس جفسا
He ate too much food and became overfull, experiencing indigestion.
وهو جفس
And he is overfull (suffering from indigestion).
وجفست نفسه
And his disposition became foul.
والجفس والجفيس: اللئيم من الناس مع ضعف وفدامة
And al-jifs and al-jufays: the ignoble person among people, characterized by weakness and coarseness.
وحكى الفارسي جيفس وجيفس مثل بيطر وبيطر
And al-Farsi narrated jifs and jifs, like baytar and baytar.
والأعرف بالحاء
And the more known pronunciation is with the letter Haa'.
فلان جفس وجفس أي ضخم جاف
So-and-so is jifs and jifs, meaning large and coarse.
والجفاسة: الاتخام
And al-jafasah: overfullness (indigestion).