أعجف

Arabic

Root
ع ج ف (ʕ j f)
1 term

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ع ج ف (ʕ j f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaʕ.d͡ʒaf/

Adjective

أَعْجَف • (ʔaʕjaf) (feminine عَجْفَاء (ʕajfāʔ), common plural عُجْف (ʕujf), feminine plural عَجْفَاوَات (ʕajfāwāt))

lean, scrawny, skinny, emaciated (especially cattle)
Synonym: مَهْزُول (mahzūl)

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَعْجَف** (ʔaʕjaf)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَعْجَف ʔaʕjaf	الْأَعْجَف al-ʔaʕjaf	عَجْفَاء ʕajfāʔ	الْعَجْفَاء al-ʕajfāʔ
nominative	أَعْجَفُ ʔaʕjafu	الْأَعْجَفُ al-ʔaʕjafu	عَجْفَاءُ ʕajfāʔu	الْعَجْفَاءُ al-ʕajfāʔu
accusative	أَعْجَفَ ʔaʕjafa	الْأَعْجَفَ al-ʔaʕjafa	عَجْفَاءَ ʕajfāʔa	الْعَجْفَاءَ al-ʕajfāʔa
genitive	أَعْجَفَ ʔaʕjafa	الْأَعْجَفِ al-ʔaʕjafi	عَجْفَاءَ ʕajfāʔa	الْعَجْفَاءِ al-ʕajfāʔi
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَعْجَفَيْن ʔaʕjafayn	الْأَعْجَفَيْن al-ʔaʕjafayn	عَجْفَاءَيْن ʕajfāʔayn	الْعَجْفَاءَيْن al-ʕajfāʔayn
nominative	أَعْجَفَانِ ʔaʕjafāni	الْأَعْجَفَانِ al-ʔaʕjafāni	عَجْفَاءَانِ ʕajfāʔāni	الْعَجْفَاءَانِ al-ʕajfāʔāni
accusative	أَعْجَفَيْنِ ʔaʕjafayni	الْأَعْجَفَيْنِ al-ʔaʕjafayni	عَجْفَاءَيْنِ ʕajfāʔayni	الْعَجْفَاءَيْنِ al-ʕajfāʔayni
genitive	أَعْجَفَيْنِ ʔaʕjafayni	الْأَعْجَفَيْنِ al-ʔaʕjafayni	عَجْفَاءَيْنِ ʕajfāʔayni	الْعَجْفَاءَيْنِ al-ʕajfāʔayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عُجْف ʕujf	الْعُجْف al-ʕujf	عَجْفَاوَات‎; عُجْف ʕajfāwāt‎; ʕujf	الْعَجْفَاوَات‎; الْعُجْف al-ʕajfāwāt‎; al-ʕujf
nominative	عُجْفٌ ʕujfun	الْعُجْفُ al-ʕujfu	عَجْفَاوَاتٌ‎; عُجْفٌ ʕajfāwātun‎; ʕujfun	الْعَجْفَاوَاتُ‎; الْعُجْفُ al-ʕajfāwātu‎; al-ʕujfu
accusative	عُجْفًا ʕujfan	الْعُجْفَ al-ʕujfa	عَجْفَاوَاتٍ‎; عُجْفًا ʕajfāwātin‎; ʕujfan	الْعَجْفَاوَاتِ‎; الْعُجْفَ al-ʕajfāwāti‎; al-ʕujfa
genitive	عُجْفٍ ʕujfin	الْعُجْفِ al-ʕujfi	عَجْفَاوَاتٍ‎; عُجْفٍ ʕajfāwātin‎; ʕujfin	الْعَجْفَاوَاتِ‎; الْعُجْفِ al-ʕajfāwāti‎; al-ʕujfi

References

“أعجف” in Almaany
Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “أعجف”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN