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ي اف ا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the place name Jaffa, a coastal town in the Levant. It also includes derivations for attributing oneself to this place.

Derived headwords

يَافَاname
  1. 1.
    Jaffaboth

    A village situated on the coast of the Levant Sea, located between Caesarea and Acre.

يَافِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Jaffanboth

    An adjective denoting origin or relation to the city of Jaffa.

يَافُونِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Jaffanclassical

    An alternative adjectival form indicating relation to Jaffa, possibly a less common variant.

Parallel reading

يافا: قرية على ساحل بحر الشام بين قيسارية وعكا
Jaffa: a village on the coast of the Levant Sea between Caesarea and Acre.
والنسبة إليها {يافى
And the attribution to it is {Jaffan
وربما قيل: يافونى
And perhaps it is said: Jaffuni
هذا محل ذكره
This is where it is mentioned.