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جفظ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the swelling or bloating of a carcass, indicating decomposition or putrefaction.

Derived headwords

اِجْفَاظَتْverb
  1. 1.
    swelled upclassical

    The verb describes a carcass becoming bloated, typically due to decomposition.

اِجْفَاظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) indicating the act or state of swelling, specifically of a carcass.

اِجْفَأَظَتْverb
  1. 1.
    swelled upclassical

    An alternative form of the verb, used when the initial 'alif' is vocalized to avoid two consecutive silent letters.

Parallel reading

اجفاظت الجيفة اجفيظاظا
The carcass swelled up with swelling.
انتفخت
it swelled up
وربما قالوا اجفأظت
And perhaps they said 'ajfa'aẓat'
فيحركون الالف لاجتماع الساكنين
and they vocalize the alif to avoid the meeting of two silent letters.
وهو بالحاء تصحيف
And it is a scribal error with the letter Ha'.