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Form 1جَفَا12 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarجَفَآءٌ

Core sense — it did not keep to its place; it was coarse, rough; he treated him rudelygenerated

1.1his side did not keep to its place upon the bedجَفَا جَنْبُهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ

It did not keep, or cleave, to its place.; maṣdar جَفَآءٌ and تجافى.

his side became withdrawn, or removed, from the bedتجافى عَنْهُ
the saddle rose from the back of the horseجَفَا السَّرْجُ عَنْ ظَهْرِ الفَرَسِ

Both are also explained as: his side did not rest, or was restless and uneasy, upon the bed; or shrank from it and rose from it.

The muḍāriʿ and the maṣdar are as above. تجافى is used in the same sense: the saddle rose from the horse's back, or did not keep to its place upon it.

1.1.1I shrink, or am averse, from some matters of knowledge, and neglect themإِنِّى أَجْفُو عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ مِنَ العِلْمِ

From a tradition of 'Omar.

1.1.2it was thick, coarse, or roughجَفَا

Said of a garment or piece of cloth; the muḍāriʿ [and the maṣdar] as above.

Likewise said of a reed-pen: it was thick, coarse, or rough in its nib.

1.1.3[He who abides in the desert] becomes coarse, rough, or rude of natureمَنْ بَدَا جَفَا

[And hence, he was, or became, thick, gross, coarse, or rude of make; and, more commonly, coarse, rough, or rude of nature or disposition, or in his dealings with others; unkind, hard, churlish, or surly. (See also form 10.)]

From a tradition; he becomes so because he mixes little with men.

1.1.4such a thing was, or became, heavy, burdensome, or oppressive to himجَفَا عَلَيْهِ كَذَا
1.2

جَفَا جَنْبَهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ and جَفَا السَّرْجَ: see form 3.

1.2.1the cooking-pot cast forth its froth, or foamجَفَتِ القِدْرُ زَبَدَهَا

Also اجفت [like جَفَأَت and اجفأت], originally without ء. Er-Rāghib.

the torrent drove away [things in its course]جَفَا السَّيْلُ
1.2.2he turned away from the man, avoided him, or shunned himجَفَا الرَّجُلَ

The muḍāriʿ is as above. Or: he drove the man away, from جفا السَّيْلُ, explained above; sometimes with the added sense of hatred.

he withdrew, or removed, far from himجَفَاهُ
[When my property became little, my brethren withdrew far from me]لَمَّا قَلَّ مَالِى جَفَانِى إِخْوَانِى

This is a saying of Mohammad Ibn-Sookah.

1.2.3he did not keep, or hold fast, to his propertyجَفَا مَالَهُ
1.2.4he treated him, or behaved towards him, coarsely, roughly, unkindly, or churlishlyجَفَاهُ

maṣdar جَفَآءٌ and جَفْوٌ. You should not say جَفَيْتُ.

The ism mafʿūl is مَجْفُوٌّ and مَجْفِىٌّ, the latter formed like جُفِىَ, in which the و is changed into ى.

1.2.5[He who performs the pilgrimage to Mekkeh and does not visit me does what displeases me]مَنْ حَجَّ وَلَمْ يَزُرْنِى فَقَدْ جَفَا

That is, does not visit my tomb afterwards, either on his homeward journey or by travelling to El-Medeeneh for that special purpose. From a tradition.

He did to him what displeased, grieved, or vexed him; he did to him what he disliked; he did evil to him.

1.2.6the woman neglected to take care of her child, or to attend to it oftenجَفَتِ المَرْأُةُ وَلَدَهَا
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
32:16
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while they call on their Lord, in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (K,) aor. جَفُوَ , (TA,) inf. n. جَفَآءٌ ; and تجافى ; It did not keep, or cleave, to its place. (K.) You say, جَفَا جَنْبُهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ , (Mgh,) and تجافى عَنْهُ , (S, Mgh,) His side did not rest, or was restless, or uneasy, upon the bed; or shrank from it; (S, Mgh;) and heaved, or rose, from it: (Mgh:) or the former, his side did not keep, or cleave, to its place upon the bed: and the latter, it became withdrawn, or removed, from it. (TA.) And جَفَا السَّرْجُ عَنْ ظَهْرِ الفَرَسِ , (S Msb, TA,) aor. and inf. n. as above; (Msb;) and تجافى ; (S, Msb;) The saddle heaved, or rose, from the back of the horse: (S, Msb:) or did not keep, or cleave, to its place upon his back. (TA.) [Hence,] it is said in a trad. of 'Omar, إِنِّى أَجْفُو عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ مِنَ العِلْمِ Verily I recoil, shrink, or am averse, from some matters of knowledge, or science, and ignore them, or neglect them. (Mgh.) Also جَفَا , (Msb, TA,) aor. as above, (Msb,) [and so the inf. n.,] said of a garment, or piece of cloth, It was thick, coarse, or rough: (Msb, TA:) and in like manner said of a reed-pen, it was thick, coarse, or rough, in its nib. (TA.) [And hence, (see جَفَآءٌ , below, and جَافٍ ,) He was, or became, thick, gross, coarse, rough, or rude, of make: and, more commonly, coarse, rough, or rude, of nature or disposition, or in his intercourse and dealings with others; unkind, hard, churlish, uncivil, or surly. (See also 10.)] It is said in a trad., مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا , i. e. [He who abides in the desert] becomes coarse, rough, or rude, of nature or disposition; [or unkind, hard, churlish, &c.;] by reason of mixing little with men. (TA.) جَفَا عَلَيْهِ كَذَا Such a thing was, or became, heavy, onerous, burdensome, or oppressive, to him. (K.) جَفَا جَنْبَهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ : and جَفَا السَّرْجَ : see 3. جَفَتِ القِدْرُ زَبَدَهَا The cooking-pot cast forth its froth, or foam; as also اجفت ; (TA;) [like جَفَأَت and اجفأت ;] originally without ء . (Er- Rághib, TA.) And جَفَا السَّيْلُ The torrent drove away [things in its course]. (Msb.) جَفَا الرَّجُلَ , aor. as above, He turned away from the man; avoided him; or shunned him: or he drove away the man; from جفا السَّيْلُ , explained above: sometimes meaning, with hatred. (Msb.) And جَفَاهُ He withdrew, or removed, far, or to a distance, from him: whence the saying of Mohammad Ibn-Sookah, لَمَّا قَلَّ مَالِى جَفَانِى إِخْوَانِى [When my property became little, my brethren withdrew far from me]. (TA) And جَفَا مَالَهُ He did not keep, or cleave, or hold fast, to his property. (K.) And جَفَاهُ , (S, K,) aor. جَفُوَ , (S,) inf. n. جَفَآءٌ (S, K) and جَفْوٌ , (K,) He treated him, or behaved towards him, coarsely, roughly, rudely, unkindly, hardly, churlishly, uncivilly, or surlily: (S, K:) you should not say جَفَيْتُ . (S.) The pass. part. n. is مَجْفُوٌّ and مَجْفِىٌّ : (S, and K in art. جفى :) the latter formed in accordance with جُفِىَ , in which the و is changed into ى . (Fr, S.) He did to him what displeased, grieved, or vexed, him; did to him what he disliked, or hated; did evil to him. (TA.) So in the trad., مَنْ حَجَّ وَلَمْ يَزُرْنِى فَقَدْ جَفَا [He who performs the pilgrimage to Mekkeh and does not visit me, i.e. does not visit my tomb afterwards, either on his homeward journey or by journeying to ElMedeeneh for that special purpose, does what displeases me]. (TA.) جَفَتِ المَرْأُةُ وَلَدَهَا The woman neglected to take care of her child, or to pay frequent attention to it. (TA.)
Form 2 · maṣdarتَجْفِيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the ordering one to treat another coarsely, roughly, or rudelygenerated

2.1apparently: the ordering one to act, or to treat another, coarsely, roughly, or rudelyجفاء فرمودن

Maṣdar of جفّى; the word given is the Persian.

According to Golius, the same as جَفَا, signifying: injuria affecit; duriter et inique tractavit: seu transit. ejus.

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[inf. n. of جفّى ] signifies, in Persian, جفاء فرمودن [app. as meaning The ordering one to act, or to treat another, coarsely, roughly, rudely, &c.]. (KL. [Accord. to Golius, as on this authority, “ i. q. جَفَا , sign. injuria affecit; duriter et inique tractavit: seu transit. ejus. ”])
Form 3جافى جَنْبَهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ1 sense

Core sense — he raised his side from the bed; he raised the saddle from the horse's backgenerated

3.1he caused his side not to rest, or to be uneasy, upon the bedجَفَاهُ
he set his upper arms apart, or remote, from his sidesجافى عَضُدَيْهِ
he set his upper arms apart, or remote, from his sidesعَنْ جَنْبيْهِ
he raised the saddle from the back of the horseجافى السَّرْجَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ الفَرَسِ

He also caused his side to shrink from the bed, and heaved it, drew it up, or raised it, [making it to be separated by some space or interval] from the bed.

[The Muslim is enjoined to do this in prostrating himself in prayer.]

اجفاهُ and جَفَاهُ are used in the same way; the last is said to be a mistake, but a similar use of this verb has been mentioned above.

[I raised the saddle from the back of the camel]أَجْفَيْتُ القَتَبَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ البَعِيرِ
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, and جَفَاهُ , He caused his side not to rest, or caused it to be restless, or uneasy, upon the bed; or caused it to shrink therefrom: and he heaved it, drew it up, or raised it, [making it to be separated by some space or interval] from the bed. (Mgh.) And hence, (Mgh,) جافى عَضُدَيْهِ (Mgh, TA) عَنْ جَنْبيْهِ (TA) He put, or set, his upper arms apart, or remote, from his sides. (Mgh, TA.) [Thus the Muslim is enjoined to do in prostrating himself in prayer.] And جافى السَّرْجَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ الفَرَسِ , (S, * Msb,) and اجفاهُ , (S, K,) and جَفَاهُ , (K, [said in the TA to be a mistake, but a similar usage of this verb has been mentioned above on the authority of the Mgh,]) He raised the saddle from the back of the horse: (S, Msb, K:) and in like manner, أَجْفَيْتُ القَتَبَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ البَعِيرِ [I raised the saddle from the back of the. camel]. (M, TA.)
Form 4اجفاهُ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he made him, or it, distant or remote; he fatigued the cattlegenerated

4.1

He made him, or it, to be distant, remote, far off, or aloof.

4.1.1

See also form 3, in two places.

4.1.2he fatigued the cattle, driving them violentlyاجفى المَاشِيَةَ

He did not let them eat, nor feed them beforehand. In some copies تَبِعَهَا is put for أَتْعَبَهَا.

4.2

أَجْفَتِ القِدْرُ: see form 1.

4.2.1the land became like scum, its good having departedأجْفَتِ الأَرْضُ

Er-Rāghib: like the جُفَآء, the rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley or by a cooking-pot.

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He made, or caused, him, or it, to be, or become, distant, remote, far off, or aloof. (TA.) See also 3, in two places. اجفى المَاشِيَةَ He fatigued the cattle, [in some copies of the S, تَبِعَهَا is put for أَتْعَبَهَا ,] and did not let them eat, (AZ, S, K, TA,) nor fed them previously, driving them vehemently. (TA.) أَجْفَتِ القِدْرُ : see 1. أجْفَتِ الأَرْضُ The land became like the جُفَآء , or rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley, or by a cooking-pot, in respect of the departure of the good thereof. (Er-Rághib, TA.)
Form 6تجافى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he withdrew, or became remote, from him or it; he inclined from side to sidegenerated

6.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe, or it, receded, withdrew, or became remote or aloof, from him, or itتجافى عَنْهُ

See form 1, in three places.

[Said of a person prostrating himself, or lying down: he drew up his body from that on which he rested.]

It also means: he drew away, shrank, or flinched, from him, or it.

[by causing the act to take effect upon the place while standing aloof]بِإِيقَاعِ الفِعِلِ فِى المَحَلِّ مَعَ التَّجَافِى

Of the difference between الذَّبْح and القَتْل: the former is by cutting the external jugular veins; the latter is the phrase given here, meaning that the قَاتِل strikes from a distance, not knowing whether he will hit the place or not.

he gave him his right, or dueتجافى لَهُ عَنْ حَقِّهِ

That is, he relinquished it to him.

6.1.1

He inclined, or turned, from side to side; and from right to wrong.

[See form 6 in the article دفو.]

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: see 1, in three places. [Said of a person prostrating himself, or lying down, it means He drew up his body from that on which he rested. And تجافى عَنْهُ generally signifies He, or it, receded, withdrew, removed, or became remote or aloof or separated by some space or interval, from him, or it: and he drew away, shrank, or flinched, from him, or it.] It is said, of the difference between الذَّبْح and القَتْل , that the former is by cutting the external jugular veins; and the latter, بِإِيقَاعِ الفِعِلِ فِى المَحَلِّ مَعَ التَّجَافِى [By causing the act to take effect upon the place thereof while standing aloof]; meaning that the قَاتِل strikes from a distance, not knowing whether he will hit the place or not. (Mgh.) And [hence] you say, تجافى لَهُ عَنْ حَقِّهِ [He relinquished, i. e.] he gave, to him, his right, or due. (TA in art. خمص .) He inclined, or declined, or turned, from side to side: and from right to wrong. (Har p. 125.) [See 6 in art. دفو .]
Form 8اجتفاهُ1 sense

Core sense — he removed him, or it, from his, or its, placegenerated

8.1

He removed him, or it, from his, or its, place.

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He removed him, or it, from his, or its, place. (K.)
Form 10استجفاهُ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he thought it coarse, or rough; he became coarse, rude, churlishgenerated

10.1he thought it thick, coarse, or roughجَافٍ

Said of a bed and the like.

10.1.1

He demanded, or required, of him that he should do what was displeasing, grievous, vexatious, or evil.

10.2he became coarse, rough, rude, unkind, hard, churlish, or surlyاستجفى
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He esteemed it (namely, a bed, &c., K) جَافٍ (S, K) i. e. thick, coarse, or rough. (TA.) He demanded, or required, of him that he should do what was displeasing, grievous, vexatious, or evil. (TA.) استجفى He became coarse, rough, rude, unkind, hard, churlish, uncivil, or surly. (KL. [See also 1.])

Derived nouns 8

Nounجَفًا1 sense

Core sense — coarseness, roughness, or rudeness of naturegenerated

1

See جَفَآءٌ.

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: see جَفَآءٌ .
Nounجَفْوَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a single act of coarse, rude, or churlish behaviourgenerated

1

A single act of coarse, rough, rude, unkind, hard, churlish, or surly treatment or behaviour.

1.1

See also جَفَآءٌ, in three places.

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A single act of coarse, rough, rude, unkind, hard, churlish, uncivil, or surly, treatment, or behaviour. (TA.) See also جَفَآءٌ , in three places.
Nounجِفْوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a single act of coarse, rude treatmentgenerated

1

See جَفَآءٌ.

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: see جَفَآءٌ .
Nounجَفَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — coarseness, roughness, or rudeness, in make or in dispositiongenerated

1figurative · مجازin him is coarseness, roughness, or rudenessفِيهِ جِفْوَةٌ

It is used of make: [thickness, grossness, coarseness, or roughness:] and of nature or disposition: coarseness, roughness, or rudeness in one's intercourse and dealings with others; unkindness, hardness, churlishness, incivility, or surliness. It is a predominant quality of the people of the desert.

From جَفَا, said of a garment or piece of cloth; the opposite of بِرٌّ, or of صِلَةٌ. Also جَفًا, according to Lth; but Az says that he knew no one who allowed this last form.

جِفْوَةٌ and جَفْوَةٌ are used in the same way, as here.

in him is coarseness, roughness, or rudenessجَفْوَةٌ
such a one is a person in whom coarseness, roughness, or rudeness is apparentفُلَانٌ ظَاهِرُ الجِفْوَةِ

But according to Lth, جفوة [whether جَفْوَةٌ or جَفْوَةٌ is not shown] denotes a more constant quality than جَفَآءٌ.

he is suffering coarseness, roughness, or rudenessبِهِ جَفْوَةٌ
[The roughness, or rudeness, of time, or fortune, smote him]أَصَابَتْهُ جَفْوَةُ الزَّمَنِ
[its roughnesses, or rudenesses]جَفَوَاتُهُ
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is in make; [signifying Thickness, grossness, coarseness, roughness, or rudeness:] and in nature, or disposition; (TA;) signifying coarseness, roughness, or rudeness, (Mgh, Msb,) in one's intercourse and dealings with others; (Mgh;) unkindness, hardness, churlishness, incivility, or surliness; a predominant quality of the people of the desert; (Mgh, Msb;) from جَفَا said of a garment, or piece of cloth; (Msb;) contr. of بِرٌّ (S,) or of صِلَةٌ ; (K;) as also جَفًا , (K,) accord. to Lth; but Az says that he knew not any one who allowed this latter: (TA:) so, too, جِفْوَةٌ and جَفْوَةٌ , in the sayings فِيهِ جِفْوَةٌ and جَفْوَةٌ [In him is coarseness, roughness, or rudeness, &c.] : (K:) and فُلَانٌ ظَاهِرُ الجِفْوَةِ Such a one is a person in whom coarseness, roughness, or rudeness, &c., is apparent: (S:) but accord. to Lth, جفوة [whether جَفْوَةٌ or جَفْوَةٌ is not shown] denotes a more constant quality than جَفَآءٌ (TA.) You say also, بِهِ جَفْوَةٌ , meaning He is suffering coarseness, roughness, or rudeness, &c. (K.) And أَصَابَتْهُ جَفْوَةُ الزَّمَنِ [The roughness, or rudeness, &c., of time, or fortune, smote him]; and جَفَوَاتُهُ [its roughnesses, or rudenesses, &c.]. (TA.)
Nounجُفَآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rubbish and scum cast forth by a torrent or a cooking-potgenerated

1

Er-Rāghib: the rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley, and by a cooking-pot.

[See also the article جفأ.]

1.1figurative · مجاز

Hence, being likened to the جُفَآء of the torrent: the first, or foremost, of men, or people.

[But see the article جفأ.]

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The rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley, and by a cooking-pot. (Er-Rághib, TA.) [See also art. جفأ .] And hence, as being likened to the جُفَآء of the torrent, The first, or foremost, of men, or people. (TA.) [But see art. جفأ .]
Nounجَافٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — thick, coarse, or rough; coarse, rude, or churlish of dispositiongenerated

1

Ism fāʿil of form 1: applied to a garment or piece of cloth, and to a bed and the like: thick, coarse, or rough.

1.1[A man thick, gross, coarse, rough, or rude, of make]رَجُلٌ جَافِى الخِلْقَةِ

Applied to a man: thick, gross, coarse, rough, or rude of make; and coarse, rough, or rude of nature or disposition; unkind, hard, churlish, or surly in his treatment of his companions. Plural جُفَاةٌ.

niggardly and incompliant; rough or rude in his dealings with othersجَافِىالخُلُقِ
[Obdurate against admonition]جَافٍ عَنِ المَوْعِظَةِ

Also: oppressive when angry and irritated against the companion with whom he sits.

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[act. part. n. of 1:] applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, (Mgh, Msb,) and to a bed, &c., (S, * K, TA,) Thick, coarse, or rough. (Mgh, Msb, TA.) And [hence] applied to a man, (S, TA,) meaning Thick, gross, coarse, rough, or rude, of make; and coarse, rough, or rude, of nature or disposition; coarse, rough, rude, unkind, hard, churlish, uncivil, or surly, in his treatment of, or behaviour towards, his companions: pl. جُفَاةٌ . (TA.) You say also, رَجُلٌ جَافِى الخِلْقَةِ [A man thick, gross, coarse, rough, or rude, of make]: and جَافِىالخُلُقِ niggardly and incompliant; coarse, rough, or rude, (K, TA,) in his intercourse and dealings with others; oppressive when angry and irritated against his companion with whom he sits. (TA.) And جَافٍ عَنِ المَوْعِظَةِ [Obdurate against admonition]. (TA in art. جعظر .)
Nounمَجْفُوٌّ1 sense

Core sense — treated coarsely, roughly, or unkindlygenerated

1

See form 1.

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: see 1.
Nounمَجْفِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — treated coarsely, roughly, or unkindlygenerated

1

See form 1.

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: see 1.