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جفن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root جفن primarily relates to covering, enclosing, or containing. It extends to the eyelid, a sheath for a sword, and a container for food. It also encompasses concepts of generosity, vines, and specific places or tribes.

Derived headwords

الجَفْنnoun
  1. 1.
    eyelidboth

    The covering of the eye, from above and below.

  2. 2.
    sheath (for a sword)both

    The scabbard or case that holds a sword.

  3. 3.
    vineclassical

    The grapevine itself, considered as a source of grapes.

  4. 4.
    grape varietyclassical

    A specific type of grape.

  5. 5.
    plant stemclassical

    The stems or branches of a vine.

  6. 6.
    animal's hoofclassical

    The cloven hoof of an animal, specifically a camel.

  7. 7.
    fragrant treeclassical

    A tree known for its pleasant scent.

  8. 8.
    place nameclassical

    A specific location in Ta'if.

أَجْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    eyelidsboth

    Plural of الجفن, referring to the eyelids.

  2. 2.
    sword sheathsclassical

    Plural of الجفن, referring to sword scabbards.

جُفُونnoun
  1. 1.
    eyelidsboth

    Another plural form for eyelids.

الجَفْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    generous manclassical

    A term used to describe a very generous and hospitable man, especially regarding food.

  2. 2.
    small wellclassical

    A small well, likened to a food bowl.

  3. 3.
    large bowlboth

    A large bowl, especially one used for serving food.

  4. 4.
    tribe nameclassical

    A tribal name, specifically associated with the Azd in Yemen and their ruling lineage in Syria.

  5. 5.
    grapevineclassical

    A grapevine.

  6. 6.
    grape leavesclassical

    The leaves of a grapevine.

  7. 7.
    wineclassical

    Wine, referred to as the 'water of the vine'.

  8. 8.
    bread crustclassical

    The soft part of bread between the crusts.

  9. 9.
    bread surfaceclassical

    The top and bottom surfaces of a loaf of bread.

جُفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large bowlsboth

    Plural of الجفنة, referring to large food bowls.

جَفَنَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    large bowlsboth

    Another plural form for large food bowls.

جَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughter and serveclassical

    To slaughter a camel and distribute its meat to people, often in large bowls.

  2. 2.
    to have much intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse frequently.

جَفْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slaughter and servingclassical

    The act of slaughtering and serving meat.

  2. 2.
    frequent intercourseclassical

    The act of having frequent sexual intercourse.

تَجْفِينnoun
  1. 1.
    frequent intercourseclassical

    The act of having frequent sexual intercourse.

أَجْفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to have much intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse frequently.

جَفِينnoun
  1. 1.
    frequent intercourseclassical

    The act of having frequent sexual intercourse.

الجَفِينَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a soothsayerclassical

    The name of a soothsayer, whose name is associated with certainty of knowledge.

جَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to have rootsclassical

    For a vine to develop roots.

تَجَفَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to have rootsclassical

    For a vine to develop roots.

  2. 2.
    to claim lineageclassical

    To attribute one's lineage to the tribe of Jafnah.

جَفَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    grape skinclassical

    The skin of a grape, containing the juice.

جَفَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    water cloudclassical

    A cloud that carries water.

جَفَنُواverb
  1. 1.
    they made bowlsclassical

    They made large bowls (Jafan).

الجَفْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wineclassical

    Wine.

مِجْفَنَةname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet from the Azd tribe.

Parallel reading

الجفن: غطاء العين من أعلى وأسفل
The eyelid: the covering of the eye from above and below.
أجفانهم نفت الغرار كما انتفى ماضي الغرار بهم من الأجفان
Their eyelids rejected sleep, just as the past sleep was rejected by them from the eyelids.
والجفن: غمد السيف
And the Jafn: the sheath of the sword.
وسمي الكرم جفنا تصورا أنه وعاء للعنب
And the vine was named Jafn, imagining it to be a container for grapes.
شربوا ماء الجفن، أي الكرم
They drank the water of the Jafn, meaning the vine.
جفن نفسه عن الشيء، أي ظلفها
He restrained himself from the thing, meaning he held it back.
آلت إلى النصف من كلفاء أتأقها علج وكتمها بالجفن والغار
It reached half of a dark-skinned one, its stopper a foreigner, and he concealed it with Jafn and Ghār.
أنت الجفنة الغراء، يعنون الرجل الكريم المضياف للطعام
You are the radiant Jafnah, meaning the generous man hospitable to food.
وجفان كالجوابي
And platters like great cisterns.
لنا الجفنات الغر تلمع بالضحى
We have the bright platters shining in the morning.
آل جفنة: ملوك من اليمن كانوا يستوطنون الشام
The آل جفنة: kings from Yemen who settled in Syria.
أولاد جفنة عند قبر أبيهم قبر ابن مارية الكريم المفضل
The children of Jafnah are at the grave of their father, the grave of Ibn Mariyah, the noble, the preferred.
أنه انكسرت قلوص من نعم الصدقة فجفنها
That a she-camel from the charity livestock broke, so he slaughtered it.
أضواني دوام التجفين
The constant frequent intercourse has worn me out.
عند جفينة الخبر اليقين
With Jafinah is the certain news.
تسائل عن حصين كل ركب وعند جهينة الخبر اليقين
Every rider asks about Husayn, and with Jahinah is the certain news.
تحسي الضجيع ماء جفن شابه صبيحة البارق مثلوج ثلج
The companion drinks the water of Jafn, resembling the morning of the lightning, icy cold.