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جعفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root J-'-F-R primarily relates to the concept of a small river or stream. It is also used as a proper noun, specifically as the name of a prominent tribal ancestor and the name of his descendants.

Derived headwords

الجَعْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the small riverboth

    the small river

جَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    forefather's nameclassical

    The name of a tribal ancestor, specifically Ja'far ibn Kilab ibn Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir.

الجَعافِرةname
  1. 1.
    descendantsclassical

    The descendants of Ja'far, referring to a specific lineage or tribe.

Parallel reading

الجَعْفَر: النهر الصغير.
Al-Ja'far: the small river.
وجعفر: أبو قبيلة من عامر، وهو جعفر بن كلاب بن ربيعة بن عامر،
And Ja'far: the father of a tribe from 'Amir, and he is Ja'far ibn Kilab ibn Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir,
وهم الجعافرة.
and they are the Ja'afirah.