جاف

See also: خاف‎, حاق‎, and چاق‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of جَفَّ‎ (jaffa, “to become dry, to dry out”), from the root ج ف ف‎ (j-f-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːff/
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. dry, withered
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root ج و ف‎ (j-w-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.fa/

Verb

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

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

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ف ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic جَافّ‎ (jāff).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

جافّ • (jāff) (feminine جافّة‎ (jāffe))

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

See also

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