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ج ع ف ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being overturned, fallen, or killed in a violent manner, often with connotations of being disemboweled or bloated.

Derived headwords

الجُعْفُلِيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    bloated corpseclassical

    A term for a corpse that is swollen or bloated, possibly due to injury or decomposition.

جَعْفَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to overturnclassical

    To cause someone to be overturned or thrown from a mount, specifically from a camel's saddle.

مُجَعْفَلadjective
  1. 1.
    overturnedclassical

    Describing a camel that has been thrown or overturned from its saddle, implying a violent fall.

Parallel reading

طعنه فجعفله: إذا قلبه عن السرج فصرعه
He stabbed him, and it overturned him: meaning he flipped him from the saddle and threw him down.
وراكضة ما تستجن بجنة ... بعير حلال غادرته مجعفل
And a runner that does not hide behind a protective covering... a camel, a lawful one, which has left it overturned.