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جءف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of being thrown down, terrified, or hungry. It describes a state of being overcome, either physically or emotionally, and also extends to a feeling of intense hunger.

Derived headwords

جَأَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to terrifyclassical

    To frighten or terrify someone intensely.

جَأْفnoun
  1. 1.
    terrorclassical

    A state of intense fear or fright.

  2. 2.
    hungerclassical

    A state of extreme hunger.

مَجْؤُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    terrifiedclassical

    One who is overcome with fear or terror.

  2. 2.
    hungryclassical

    One who is experiencing extreme hunger.

جُؤُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    terrifiedclassical

    A state of being intensely frightened.

جُؤُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerclassical

    A state of extreme hunger.

Parallel reading

لغة في جعفه، أي صرعه.
A variant pronunciation of 'ja'afahu', meaning to throw him down.
وجأفه أيضا بمعنى ذعره.
And 'ja'afahu' also means to terrify him.
وقد جئف أشد الجأف، فهو مجؤوف مثال مجعوف، أي خائف.
And he was intensely terrified, so he is 'maj'oof', like 'maj'oof', meaning afraid.
ورجل مجؤوف أيضاء، أي جائع.
And a man who is 'maj'oof' is also hungry.
حكاه أبو عبيد.
Abu Ubaid narrated this.
وقد جئف.
And he was terrified.