See also: خاف, حاق, and چاق

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ج ف ف (j-f-f)

Derived from the active participle of جَفَّ (jaffa, to become dry, to dry out).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːff/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

جَافّ (jāff) (feminine جَافَّة (jāffa), masculine plural جَافُّونَ (jāffūna), feminine plural جَافَّات (jāffāt), elative أَجَفّ (ʔajaff))

  1. dry, withered
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ج و ف (j-w-f)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

جَافَ (jāfa) I, non-past يَجُوفُ‎ (yajūfu)

  1. to be hollow
  2. to reach the interior of
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Root
ج ف و (j-f-w)

Derived from the active participle of جَفَا (jafā, to become coarse).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

جاف (jāf)

  1. coarse, rough, harsh, unkind, churlish, surly (in dealing with others)
  2. aloof, unfriendly

References edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ج ف ف
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَافّ (jāff).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒaːff/, [ʒæːf]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

جافّ (jāff) (feminine جافّة (jāffe))

  1. dry
    Synonym: ناشف (nāšef)
    Antonym: مبلول (mablūl)

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