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جفء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of something being cast off, expelled, or thrown away, often referring to froth, debris, or waste. It can also extend to meanings of overthrowing, uprooting, or emptying.

Derived headwords

الجَفَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    what the flood carries awayboth

    what the flood carries away

  2. 2.
    in vain, worthlessboth

    in vain, worthless

  3. 3.
    extended, opposite of kindnessboth

    extended, opposite of kindness

جَفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he turned over the potboth

    he turned over the pot

  2. 2.
    he poured out what was in itboth

    he poured out what was in it

أَجْفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to foam, frothclassical

    A dialectal variant for the verb 'jafa'a' meaning to foam or froth.

  2. 2.
    to pour out, emptyclassical

    A dialectal variant for the verb 'jafa'a' meaning to pour out or empty.

جَفَأْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to pour out, emptyclassical

    To pour out the contents of a pot or to tilt it and empty it.

اجْتَفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to uproot, tear outclassical

    To uproot something and throw it away.

جَفْؤُكَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour out, emptyclassical

    An imperative form related to pouring out or emptying.

الجَفْوnoun
  1. 1.
    froth, scumclassical

    The froth or scum that rises to the surface, especially from boiling liquids.

الجِفَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    bowlsclassical

    Plural of 'jafnah', meaning large bowls or platters.

Parallel reading

فَأَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَاءً
As for the foam, it vanishes as waste.
أي باطلا
Meaning vainly or worthlessly.
جفأ الوادي جفأ، إذا رمى بالقذى والزبد
The wadi flowed with debris and froth.
وكذلك القدر إذا رمت بزبدها عند الغليان
And likewise a pot when it throws up its scum during boiling.
وأجفأت لغة فيه
And 'ajfa'a' is a dialectal variant for it.
وجفأت القدر أيضا، إذا كفأتها أو أملتها فصببت ما فيها
And you also 'jafa'a' the pot, if you tilt it or empty it, pouring out what is in it.
ولا تقل: أجفأتها
And do not say: 'ajfa'atuhā'.
جفؤك ذا قدرك للضيفان جفأ على الرغفان في الجفان خير من العكيس بالالبان
Your pouring out of your pot for guests, poured out on the flatbreads in the bowls, is better than curdled milk with yogurt.
فأجفؤوا قدروهم بما فيها
So empty their pots with what is in them.
فهى لغة مجهولة
This is an unknown dialectal form.
وجفأت الرجل أيضا: صرعته
And 'jafa'a' a man also means: to strike him down.
واجتفأت الشئ: اقتلعته ورميت به
And 'ijtafa'a' something means: to uproot it and throw it away.