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 bed—جَفَا جَنْبُهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ
It did not keep, or cleave, to its place.; maṣdar جَفَآءٌ and تجافى.
his side became withdrawn, or removed, from the bed—تجافى عَنْهُ
the saddle rose from the back of the horse—جَفَا 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 them—إِنِّى أَجْفُو عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ مِنَ العِلْمِ
From a tradition of 'Omar.
1.1.2it was thick, coarse, or rough—جَفَا
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 nature—مَنْ 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 him—جَفَا عَلَيْهِ كَذَا
1.2
جَفَا جَنْبَهُ عَنِ الفِرَاشِ and جَفَا السَّرْجَ: see form 3.
1.2.1the cooking-pot cast forth its froth, or foam—جَفَتِ 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 him—جَفَا 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 him—جَفَاهُ
[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 property—جَفَا مَالَهُ
1.2.4he treated him, or behaved towards him, coarsely, roughly, unkindly, or churlishly—جَفَاهُ
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 often—جَفَتِ المَرْأُةُ وَلَدَهَا
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
32:16
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَTheir 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.)