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جنف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of deviation, inclination, or leaning, whether physical or metaphorical. It extends to concepts of injustice, crookedness, and even specific place names.

Derived headwords

الجَنَفnoun
  1. 1.
    inclination, biasboth

    inclination, bias

جَنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he inclined, he was biasedboth

    he inclined, he was biased

يَجْنِفُverb
  1. 1.
    he inclines, he deviatesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to incline' or 'to deviate'.

جَنَفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    inclination, deviation (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) of جنف, signifying the act or state of inclining or deviating.

أَجْنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to commit injusticeclassical

    To commit an act of injustice or unfairness, to deviate from what is right.

المُجَنِّفadjective
  1. 1.
    crooked, unjustclassical

    Describing someone who is crooked or commits injustice, particularly in their dealings or arguments.

تَجَانَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he inclined, he was biasedboth

    he inclined, he was biased

أَجْنَفadjective
  1. 1.
    bent over, stoopedboth

    Describing a person whose back is bent or stooped, implying a physical inclination or deformity.

جُنْفَىname
  1. 1.
    Junafee (place name)classical

    A proper noun referring to a specific place name.

Parallel reading

الميل، وقد جنف بالكسر يجنف جنفا.
Inclination, and he inclined (with kasr) he inclines, an inclination.
فمن خاف من موص جنفا أو إثما
But whoever apprehends injustice or iniquity from the testator
هم المولى وإن جنفوا علينا
They are the patron even if they deviate from us
وإنا من لقائهم لزور
And indeed, we are weary of meeting them.
أجنف الرجل، أي جاء بالجنف
The man committed injustice, meaning he brought injustice.
ولقد نقيم إذا الخصوم تنافدوا أحلامهم صعر الخصيم المجنف
And indeed, we stand firm when adversaries dispute their temperaments, with the crooked adversary's aversion.
وتجانف لإثم
And he inclined towards sin
أي مال
Meaning, he deviated.
ورجل أجنف، أي منحنى الظهر.
And a man is stooped, meaning bent over the back.
وجنفى على فعلى بضم الفاء وفتح العين: اسم موضع
And Junafee, on fa'la with damma on the fa and fatha on the 'ayn: is a place name.