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

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

Declension

Declension of noun **جَفَاء** (jafāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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
→ Classical Persian: جَفَا (jafā), جفاء (jafā')
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: जफ़ा (jafā), जफा (japhā) — nuqtaless
  Urdu: جَفَا (jafā)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਜਫਾ (japhā) (nuqtaless), ਜਫ਼ਾ (jafā) — correct spelling
  Shahmukhi script: جَفَا (jafā)
→ Ottoman Turkish: جَفَا (cefâ)
- > Turkish: cefa (inherited)
- → Crimean Tatar: cefa
→ Hausa: jafa'i
→ Uzbek: jafo