Arabic

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Root
ج ف ء (j-f-ʔ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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جَفَأَ (jafaʔa) I, non-past يَجْفَأُ‎ (yajfaʔu)

  1. to deposit flotsam on the shore or riverbank, to wash up
  2. to deposit foam on the sides of a boiling pot
  3. to remove foam or debris from the side of a river or pot
  4. to tip over (a pot, to empty the contents into the bowl)
  5. to open (a door)
  6. to close (a door)
  7. uproot
  8. throw to the ground, overthrow

Conjugation

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