جفاء

Arabic

Root
ج ف و (j f w)
4 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.faːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

جَفَاء • (jafāʔ) m

  1. verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā) (form I)
  2. harshness, brusqueness, unkindness, coarseness (treating someone coarsely)
  3. aversion, loathing
  4. estrangement, alienation

Declension

Declension of noun جَفَاء (jafāʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جَفَاء
jafāʔ 		الْجَفَاء
al-jafāʔ 		جَفَاء
jafāʔ
nominative جَفَاءٌ
jafāʔun 		الْجَفَاءُ
al-jafāʔu 		جَفَاءُ
jafāʔu
accusative جَفَاءً
jafāʔan 		الْجَفَاءَ
al-jafāʔa 		جَفَاءَ
jafāʔa
genitive جَفَاءٍ
jafāʔin 		الْجَفَاءِ
al-jafāʔi 		جَفَاءِ
jafāʔi

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: cəfa
  • → Persian: جفا, جفاء (jafâ')
    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਜਫਾ (japhā)
      Shahmukhi script: جفا (jafā)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جفا (cefa)
    • > Turkish: cefa (inherited)
    • → Crimean Tatar: cefa
  • → Hausa: jafa'i
  • → Uzbek: jafo
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