جرفه

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the idea of sweeping away, taking a large amount, or stripping something bare. It extends to concepts of destruction, abundance, and specific markings or conditions related to land, animals, and even abstract misfortunes.

Derived headwords

جَرَفَverb

1.
swept awayboth
To take away entirely, or to take a large amount of something.
2.
scraped offboth
To scrape off mud or debris.

جَرْفًاnoun

1.
sweeping awayboth
The act of taking away entirely or taking a large amount.
2.
scrapingboth
The act of scraping off mud.

جُرْفَةnoun

1.
sweeping awayboth
The act of taking away entirely or taking a large amount.
2.
scrapingboth
The act of scraping off mud.
3.
strip of skinclassical
A strip of skin cut from a camel's body, especially near the ear, which then dries and hardens.
4.
sand duneclassical
A ridge or heap of sand.
5.
water sourceclassical
A place with water in Yemen.
6.
broken breadclassical
Crumbled or broken pieces of bread.

تَجْرِيفverb

1.
sweeping awayboth
To sweep away entirely or take a large amount.
2.
scraping offboth
To scrape off mud.

المِجْرَفَةnoun

1.
scraperboth
A tool used for scraping, like a broom or shovel for clearing debris.

الجَارِفnoun

1.
widespread deathclassical
A general death, plague, or calamity that sweeps away people.

الجُرْفnoun

1.
wealthclassical
Abundant wealth, whether in money or possessions.
2.
lush vegetationclassical
Abundant and dense vegetation or pasture.
3.
splendorclassical
Beauty, magnificence, or splendor.
4.
mark on a camelclassical
A mark or brand on the thigh or body of a camel.
5.
dried dungclassical
Dried dung, resembling a camel's droppings.
6.
dried fig leavesclassical
Dried leaves of the fig tree or other dry plants.
7.
inner cheekclassical
The inner part of the cheek.
8.
high groundclassical
A place not reached by a flood.
9.
water sourceclassical
A place with water near Mecca, Medina, or in Yemen.
10.
eroded landboth
Land that has been eroded or swept away by floods.

جُرُفnoun

1.
mark on a camelclassical
A mark or brand on the thigh or body of a camel.

أَرْضٌ جُرُفَةadjective

1.
varied landclassical
Land that is varied or uneven.

عُودٌ جُرُفadjective

1.
warped woodclassical
Wood that is warped or uneven.

قَدَحٌ جُرُفadjective

1.
uneven cupclassical
A cup that is uneven or irregularly shaped.

سَيْلٌ جَرَّافadjective

1.
torrential floodboth
A flood that sweeps away everything in its path.

رَجُلٌ جَرَّافadjective

1.
very greedyclassical
A man who is extremely greedy or eats excessively.
2.
energetic and lustfulclassical
A man who is vigorous, energetic, and sexually active.

ذُو جَرَّافnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley that is prone to flooding.

جُرَافnoun

1.
type of measureclassical
A specific method or unit of measurement, possibly for grain.

الجَارُوفnoun

1.
unlucky personclassical
Someone who is unlucky or brings misfortune.
2.
gluttonclassical
A greedy person, especially one who eats excessively.

أُمُّ الجَرَافnoun

1.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin or bucket.
2.
shieldclassical
A shield.

الجُرْفَةnoun

1.
sand duneclassical
A ridge or heap of sand.
2.
broken breadclassical
Crumbled or broken pieces of bread.
3.
water sourceclassical
A place with water in Yemen.
4.
cut skinclassical
A strip of skin cut from a camel's thigh and left to dry.

الجَرِيفnoun

1.
dried plantsclassical
Dried leaves of the fig tree or other dry plants.
2.
inner cheekclassical
The inner part of the cheek.
3.
high groundclassical
A place not reached by a flood.

الجَوْرَفnoun

1.
donkeyclassical
A donkey.
2.
ostrichclassical
A male ostrich.
3.
fast horseclassical
A fast horse or mule.
4.
torrential floodboth
A flood that sweeps away everything in its path.

أَجْرَفَverb

1.
grazed on abundant pastureclassical
To graze camels on abundant pasture.
2.
hit by floodboth
For a place to be struck by a sweeping flood.

مُجَارِفadjective

1.
unproductiveclassical
Someone who does not earn good or increase their wealth.

كَبْشٌ مُتَجَرِّفadjective

1.
emaciated ramclassical
A ram that has lost most of its fatness.

مُتَجَرِّفًاadverb

1.
emaciated and unsteadyclassical
Coming in a state of being emaciated and unsteady.

Parallel reading

جرفته جرفا وجرفة، بفتحهما: ذهب به كله، أو أخذه أخذا كثيرا

He swept it away entirely or took a large amount of it.

والطين: كسحه، كجرفه وتجرفه

And the mud: he scraped it off, like sweeping and scraping it.

والمجرفة، كمكنسة: المكسحة

And the scraper, like a broom: the cleaner.

والجارف: الموت العام، والطاعون، وشؤم أو بلية تجترف القوم

And the sweeping calamity: widespread death, plague, or misfortune or disaster that sweeps away people.

والجرف: المال من الصامت والناطق، والخصب والكلأ الملتف، وبهاء

And abundance: wealth from inanimate and animate things, lush vegetation, and splendor.

ويضم: سمة في الفخذ أو الجسد

And with damma: a mark on the thigh or body.

وبعير مجروف: وسم به، أو وسم باللهزمة تحت الأذن

And a branded camel: marked with it, or marked with a strap below the ear.

وأن يقشر جلده فيفتل ثم يترك فيجف، فيكون جاسيا كأنه بعرة

Or to peel its skin, twist it, then leave it to dry, so it becomes hard like dung.

أو أن تقطع جلدة من جسد البعير دون أذنه من غير أن تبين، وذلك الأثر: جرفة، بالضم والفتح

Or to cut a strip of skin from the camel's body below its ear without it detaching, and that mark: is a jurfah, with damma and fatha.

وأرض جرفة: مختلفة

And varied land: uneven.

وكذلك عود جرف، وقدح جرف

And likewise warped wood, and an uneven cup.

وسيل جراف، كغراب: جحاف

And a sweeping flood, like 'ghurab': a destructive torrent.

ورجل جراف: أكول جدا، نكحة نشيط، كجاروف

And a greedy man: very gluttonous, sexually vigorous and active, like a glutton.

وجراف، ويكسر: ضرب من الكيل

And juraf, and with kasra: a type of measure.

والجاروف: المشؤوم، والنهم

And the glutton: the unlucky one, and the greedy one.

وأم الجراف، كشداد: الدلو، والترس

And Umm al-juraf, like 'shaddad': the waterskin, and the shield.

والجرفة، بالكسر: الحبل من الرمل

And al-jurfah, with kasra: a sand dune.

ومن الخبز: كسرته

And of bread: its broken pieces.

وبالضم: ماء باليمامة

And with damma: water in Al-Yamamah.

وأن تقطع من فخذ البعير جلدة، وتجمع على فخذه

And to cut a strip of skin from the camel's thigh, and it gathers on its thigh.

والجرف: يبيس الحماط، أو يابس الأفانى، كالجريف فيهما

And al-jurf: dried fig leaves, or dry plants, like al-jarif in both.

وبالكسر: باطن الشدق، والمكان الذي لا يأخذه السيل

And with kasra: the inner cheek, and the place that the flood does not reach.

وما تجرفته السيول وأكلته من الأرض، ج: أجراف، كالجرف، بضمتين، ج: جرفة، كجحرة

And what the floods have swept away and eaten from the land, pl.: ajraf, like al-jurf, with two damma, pl.: jurfah, like 'juhrah'.

والجورف: الحمار، والظليم، والبرذون السريع، والسيل الجراف

And al-jawraf: the donkey, the ostrich, the fast horse, and the sweeping flood.

وأجرف: رعى إبله الجرف

And he grazed his camels on abundant pasture.

و المكان: أصابه سيل جراف

And the place: a sweeping flood struck it.

ورجل مجارف، بفتح الراء: لا يكسب خيرا، ولا ينمي ماله

And a man 'mujārif', with fatha on the ra: does not earn good, nor increase his wealth.

وكبش متجرف: ذهبت عامة سمنه

And an emaciated ram: most of its fatness is gone.

وجاء متجرفا: هزيلا مضطربا

And he came emaciated and unsteady.