Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ج ر ف (j-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܰܦ (grap̱, to rush as a flood, to overflow, to carry away), Classical Syriac ܓܪܦܐ (garpā, flood).

Verb

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جَرَفَ (jarafa) I (non-past يَجْرُفُ (yajrufu), verbal noun جَرْف (jarf))

  1. to sweep away, to flush
  2. to shovel, to dig

Conjugation

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جَرَّفَ (jarrafa) II (non-past يُجَرِّفُ (yujarrifu), verbal noun تَجْرِيف (tajrīf))

  1. to dredge, to shovel away, to spade away, to bulldoze
  2. to curette

Conjugation

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Noun

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جُرُف

جَرْف (jarfm

  1. verbal noun of جَرَفَ (jarafa) (form I)

Declension

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Noun

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جُرْف or جُرُف (jurf or jurufm (plural أَجْرَاف (ʔajrāf) or جُرُوف (jurūf))

  1. shore undercut by floods, bluff, cliff

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