الجفر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root الجفر (al-jafar) primarily relates to concepts of largeness, fullness, and expansion, particularly concerning young sheep, the body, and geographical features. It also extends to meanings of emptiness, cessation, and specific places or objects.

Derived headwords

جَفَرَverb

1.
to become largeboth
To grow in size and become plump, especially referring to young sheep.
2.
to expandboth
To become wide or spacious.
3.
to recover from illnessclassical
To emerge from or be cured of a sickness.

الجَفْرnoun

1.
young sheepclassical
A young sheep that has grown large and plump, or has reached four months of age.
2.
wellclassical
An unlined well, or one partially lined.
3.
place nameclassical
A specific location, often a well or water source, mentioned in historical contexts.
4.
chest cavityclassical
The hollow of the chest, or the area encompassing the chest and sides.
5.
expanse of landclassical
A wide, circular area of land.
6.
middle of a horseclassical
The midsection of a horse.

أَجْفَارnoun

1.
plurals of young sheepclassical
Plural form of 'jafar', referring to multiple young sheep that have grown large.

جِفَارnoun

1.
plurals of young sheepclassical
Plural form of 'jafar', referring to multiple young sheep that have grown large.
2.
plurals of chest cavityclassical
Plural form of 'jafrah', referring to multiple chest cavities or midsections.

جَفْرَةnoun

1.
young sheepclassical
A young sheep that has grown large and plump, or has reached four months of age.
2.
chest cavityclassical
The hollow of the chest, or the area encompassing the chest and sides.
3.
expanse of landclassical
A wide, circular area of land.
4.
middle of a horseclassical
The midsection of a horse.
5.
place nameclassical
A specific location, often a well or water source, mentioned in historical contexts.

تَجَفَّرَverb

1.
to become largeclassical
To grow in size and become plump, especially referring to young sheep.

اسْتَجْفَرَverb

1.
to become largeclassical
To grow in size and become plump, especially referring to young sheep.

الجَفْرِيّname

1.
person's nameclassical
A nisba (attribution) given to someone associated with a place called 'al-Jafar' or born during a significant event related to it.

جُفِرَverb

1.
to become wideclassical
To become spacious or wide.
2.
to recover from illnessclassical
To emerge from or be cured of a sickness.

الجُفَيْرnoun

1.
quiverclassical
A quiver made of skins without wood, or of wood without skins.
2.
place nameclassical
A specific location mentioned in historical contexts.

الجُفَيْرَةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A specific location in Bahrain.

الجُفُورnoun

1.
cessation of matingclassical
The stopping of a male animal (like a stallion or bull) from breeding.

اجْتِفَارnoun

1.
cessation of matingclassical
The stopping of a male animal from breeding.

إِجْفَارnoun

1.
cessation of matingclassical
The stopping of a male animal from breeding.

تَجْفِيرnoun

1.
cessation of matingclassical
The stopping of a male animal from breeding.

أَجْفَرَverb

1.
to disappearclassical
To become absent or go away.
2.
to cease relationsclassical
To stop having contact with a woman or to cease visiting someone.
3.
to cut offclassical
To sever ties or stop supporting someone.

الجَوْفَرnoun

1.
essenceclassical
The core substance or essence of something.

الجَيْفَرname

1.
lionclassical
A strong and fierce lion.
2.
king's nameclassical
The name of a king of Oman.

مُجَفِّرadjective

1.
inhibiting intercourseclassical
Food or substance that reduces sexual desire or ability to have intercourse.
2.
body odorclassical
Having a changed or unpleasant body odor.

مُجَفِّرَةadjective

1.
inhibiting intercourseclassical
Food or substance that reduces sexual desire or ability to have intercourse.

الجَفْرَىnoun

1.
spathe of a palmclassical
The spathe or sheath that encloses the flower cluster of a date palm.
2.
wellsclassical
Plural of 'rakaya', referring to wells.
3.
water sourceclassical
A water source, specifically a well belonging to Banu Tamim.
4.
plump camelsclassical
Fat or well-fed female camels.

الأَجْفَرname

1.
place nameclassical
A location situated between Al-Khuzaymiyyah and Fayd.

مُجَفَّرadjective

1.
inhibiting intercourseclassical
Food or substance that reduces sexual desire or ability to have intercourse.

Parallel reading

الجفر من أولاد الشاء: ما عظم واستكرش، أو بلغ أربعة أشهر، ج: أجفار وجفار وجفرة.

Al-jafar, from the young sheep: is what has become large and plump, or has reached four months, its plurals are ajfar, jifar, and jafrah.

وقد جفر واستجفر وتجفر، و: الصبي إذا انتفخ لحمه وأكل، وهي بهاء فيهما،

And it has become jafar (large/plump), and istajfara and tajaffara, and: the boy when his flesh has become full and he has eaten, and it is a beauty in them both,

و: البئر لم تطو، أو طوي بعضها،

And: the well that is not lined, or only partially lined,

وع بناحية ضرية من نواحي المدينة، كان به ضيعة لسعيد بن سليمان، وكان يكثر الخروج إليها، فقيل له: الجفري،

And a place name in the vicinity of Dhariyyah, from the areas of the city, Saeed bin Sulaiman had an estate there, and he used to go out to it often, so he was called: Al-Jafri,

وجفر الفرس: ماء وقع فيها فرس، فبقي أياما، ويشرب منها، ثم خرج صحيحا.

And jafar of a horse: is water that a horse fell into, remained for days, and drank from, then emerged healthy.

وجفر الشحم: ماء لبني عبس.

And jafar of fat: is a water source for Banu Abs.

وجفر البعر: ماء لبني أبي بكر بن كلاب.

And jafar of dung: is a water source for Banu Abi Bakr bin Kilab.

وجفرة بني خويلد: ماء لبني عقيل.

And Jafrah of Banu Khuwaylid: is a water source for Banu Uqayl.

والجفرة، بالضم: جوف الصدر، أو ما يجمع الصدر والجنبين، وسعة في الأرض مستديرة، و من الفرس: وسطه، وهو مجفر، بفتح الفاء، أي: واسعها، ج: جفر وجفار،

And Al-Jafrah, with dammah: is the hollow of the chest, or what gathers the chest and the sides, and a circular expanse in the land, and of a horse: its middle, and it is mujaffar, with fatha on the fa, meaning: its wide part, its plurals are jafar and jifar,

وع بالبصرة، كان بها حرب شديد عام سبعين، وقيل لجعفر بن حيان العطاردي: الجفري، لأنه ولد عام الجفرة.

And a place name in Basra, there was a severe war there in the year seventy, and it was said to Ja'far bin Hayyan Al-Attardi: Al-Jafri, because he was born in the year of Al-Jafrah.

والجفير: جعبة من جلود لا خشب فيها، أو من خشب لا جلود فيها، وع بناحية ضرية.

And Al-Jafir: is a quiver made of skins without wood, or of wood without skins, and a place name in the vicinity of Dhariyyah.

وكزبير: ة بالبحرين.

And like Zubayr: a place name in Bahrain.

والجفور: انقطاع الفحل عن الضراب، كالاجتفار والإجفار والتجفير.

And Al-Jufur: is the cessation of the male animal from breeding, like al-ijtifar, al-ijfar, and at-tajfir.

وأجفر: غاب، و عن المرأة: انقطع، و صاحبه: قطعه، وترك زيارته.

And ajfara: means to disappear, and from a woman: to cease relations, and his companion: to cut him off, and abandon visiting him.

وجفر: اتسع، و من المرض: خرج.

And jafara: means to become wide, and from illness: to recover.

والجوفر: الجوهر.

And Al-Jawfar: is the essence.

والجيفر: الأسد الشديد.

And Al-Jaifar: is the fierce lion.

وطعام مجفر ومجفرة، بفتحهما: يقطع عن الجماع، ومنه قولهم: الصوم مجفرة للنكاح.

And mujaffir and mujaffarah food, with fatha on both: prevents intercourse, and from this is their saying: Fasting is a prevention for marriage.

وكمعظم: المتغير ريح الجسد.

And like Mu'dhim: the one whose body odor has changed.

وفعل من جفرك وجفرك وجفرتك: من أجلك.

And 'from jafrak, jafrak, and jafartak': means for your sake.

ومنعدم الجفر: لا عقل له.

And 'man'adimu al-jafar': has no intellect.

والجفرى، ككفرى، ويمد: وعاء الطلع.

And Al-Jafra, like Kufra, and with elongation: is the spathe of the spathe of the palm flower.

وككتاب: الركايا، وماء لبني تميم، و من الإبل: الغزار.

And like Kitab: the wells, and a water source for Banu Tamim, and of camels: the plump ones.

والأجفر: ع بين الخزيمية وفيد.

And Al-Ajfar: is a place between Al-Khuzaymiyyah and Fayd.