الجزاف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns estimation and guesswork, especially in trade and commerce. It extends to concepts of exceeding limits, sudden actions, and specific tools or individuals related to these activities.

Derived headwords

الْجَزَافnoun

1.
Estimation in tradeboth
Guesswork or estimation in buying and selling, often without precise measurement or weighing. It is an Arabized word from Persian 'kazāf'.

الْجَزَافَةnoun

1.
Estimation in tradeboth
Guesswork or estimation in buying and selling, often without precise measurement or weighing. It is an Arabized word from Persian 'kazāf'.

الْمُجَازَفَةnoun

1.
Estimation in tradeboth
Guesswork or estimation in buying and selling, often without precise measurement or weighing. It is an Arabized word from Persian 'kazāf'.

بَيْعٌ جَزَافnoun

1.
Sale by estimationboth
A sale conducted by estimation or guesswork, without precise weighing or measuring.

جَزِيفnoun

1.
Sale by estimationboth
A sale conducted by estimation or guesswork, without precise weighing or measuring.

جَزَافَةٌnoun

1.
Fishing netclassical
A net used for catching fish.

جَزَّافnoun

1.
Fishermanclassical
A person who catches fish.

الْجَزُوفadjective

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Overdue (pregnant animal)classical
Describing a pregnant animal that has exceeded its normal term of delivery.

جَزْفَةnoun

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Piece (of livestock)classical
A portion or piece of livestock, often implying a small group or quantity.

اجْتَزَفَverb

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To buy by estimationboth
To purchase something by estimation or guesswork, without precise measurement.

تَجَزَّفَverb

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To proceed quicklyclassical
To proceed or advance rapidly or decisively, often implying haste.

Parallel reading

الجزاف والجزافة، مثلثتين، والمجازفة: الحدس في البيع والشراء، معرب "كزاف".

Al-jazāf, al-jazāfah (with three vowel variations), and al-mujāzafah: estimation in buying and selling, an Arabized word from 'kazāf'.

وبيع جزاف، مثلثة، وجزيف، كأمير.

And a sale of jazāf, with vowel variations, and jazīf, like amīr.

وكمكنسة: شبكة يصاد بها السمك.

And like miknasah: a net used to catch fish.

وكشداد: الصياد.

And like shaddād: the fisherman.

والجزوف من الحوامل: المتجاوزة حد ولادتها.

And al-juzūf among pregnant animals: those exceeding their delivery term.

وجزفة من النعم، بالكسر: قطعة.

And a juzfah of livestock, with kasrah: a piece or portion.

واجتزفه: اشتراه جزافا.

And ijtazafahu: he bought it by estimation.

وتجزف فيه: تنفذ.

And tajazzafa fīhi: he proceeded in it (quickly).