جفر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root جفر (j-f-r) primarily relates to concepts of fullness, spaciousness, and abundance, particularly in relation to animals and physical spaces. It also extends to meanings of exhaustion and cessation, especially in the context of sexual activity.

Derived headwords

جَفْرnoun

1.
its sides widened and it was weaned from its motherboth
its sides widened and it was weaned from its mother

جَفْرَةnoun

1.
the female (of jafra)both
the female (of jafra)

جُفْرَةnoun

1.
the female (of jafra)both
the female (of jafra)

جُفَارnoun

1.
depressionsclassical
Plural of جفرة (jufrah), referring to wide, circular depressions in the ground.

مُجَفَّرadjective

1.
large-bodiedclassical
Describing a horse or camel with a large middle section (الجفرة).

مُجَفَّرَةadjective

1.
large-bodiedclassical
Describing a female horse or camel with a large middle section (الجفرة).

جُفَارname

1.
Jufar water sourceclassical
A water source belonging to the Banu Tamim tribe in Najd, known for a historical battle.

جَفِيرnoun

1.
quiverclassical
A quiver for arrows, larger than a kananah.

جَفَرَverb

1.
its sides widened and it was weaned from its motherboth
its sides widened and it was weaned from its mother

جُفُورnoun

1.
exhaustion from intercourseclassical
The state of being exhausted from frequent sexual intercourse.
2.
cessationclassical
The act of ceasing or stopping, particularly in the context of sexual activity.

أَجْفَرَverb

1.
to abandonclassical
To leave or abandon something one was previously involved in.
2.
to cut offclassical
To cut someone off, ceasing to add to their provisions or support.

Parallel reading

الجفر من أولاد المعز: ما بلغ أربعة أشهر وجفر جنباه وفص عن أمه.

The jafru (young goat) from the offspring of goats is that which has reached four months of age, its flanks have widened, and it is weaned from its mother.

والانثى جفرة.

And the female is a jafrah.

والجفر: البئر الواسعة لم تطو.

And al-jafru is a wide well that has not been lined.

والجفرة بالضم: سعة في الأرض مستديرة، والجمع جفار، مثل برمة وبرام.

And al-jufrah (with dammah) is a circular spaciousness in the earth, and its plural is jufar, like burmah and baram.

وفرس مجفر، وناقة مجفرة، أي عظيمة الجفرة، وهي وسطه.

And a horse is mujaffar, and a she-camel is mujaffarah, meaning having a large jafrah, which is its middle.

فتآيا بطرير مرهف * جفرة المحزم منه فسعل

So I swore by a sharp-witted patriarch * whose girth was wide, and he coughed.

والجفار أيضا: ماء لبنى تميم بنجد، ومنه يوم الجفار.

And al-Jifar is also a water source of Banu Tamim in Najd, and from it is the Day of Jifar.

ويوم النسار ويوم الجفار * كانا عذابا وكانا غراما

And the Day of Nisr and the Day of Jifar * were torment and they were destruction.

والجفير كالكنانة، أوسع منها.

And al-jafir is like the kananah (quiver), wider than it.

وجفر الفحل عن الضراب يجفر بالضم جفورا، وذلك إذا أكثر الضراب حتى حسر وانقطع وعدل عنه.

And the stallion jafara (becomes exhausted) from mating, yajfuru (with dammah) jufuran, and that is when he mates excessively until he is worn out and stops and turns away from it.

ومننه قيل: الصوم مجفرة، أي مقطعة للنكاح.

And from it is said: Fasting is mujaffirah, meaning it cuts off sexual intercourse.

وقد عارض الشعرى سهيل كأنه * قريع هجان عارض الشول جافر

And Suhail has appeared opposite the Pleiades, as if he were * a vigorous stud camel facing the barren she-camels, jafir (exhausted).

وجفر جنباه اتسعا.

And his flanks jafara (widened).

ويقال: أجفرت ما كنت فيه، أي تركته.

And it is said: Ajfartu ma kuntu fihi, meaning I abandoned what I was in.

وأجفرت فلانا: قطعته وتركت زيادته.

And ajfartu fulanan: I cut him off and left his increase.