جفاء

Arabic
Root
ج ف و (j-f-w)

Etymology

Verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.faːʔ/

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
    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਜਫਾ (japhā)
      Shahmukhi script: جفا (jafā)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جفا (cefa)
  • → Hausa: jafa'i
  • → Uzbek: jafo
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