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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of estrangement, abandonment, and harshness. It extends to describe a state of emptiness, particularly in relation to a vessel, and can also denote being rejected or estranged.

Derived headwords

جَفَوْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to estrangeboth

    To become estranged from someone, to treat them with harshness or distance.

أَجْفِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    to estrangeboth

    To cause someone to become estranged, to treat them with harshness or distance.

صَرَعْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike downclassical

    To strike someone down, to fell them, often implying a forceful or sudden action.

الجِفَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    empty shipclassical

    A ship that is empty, having discharged its cargo.

المَجْفِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    estrangedboth

    One who is estranged or treated with harshness and distance.

Parallel reading

جَفَيْتُهُ أَجْفِيهِ
I estranged him, I estrange him.
صَرَعْتُهُ
I struck him down.
والجِفَايَة، بالضم: السَّفِينَةُ الفارِغَةُ
And al-jifāyah, with dammah: the empty ship.
والمَجْفِيّ: المَجْفُوّ
And al-majfiyy: the one who is estranged.