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جاف

Root: جف

3 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

جاف jāff dry│ قلم حبر جاف (qalam ḥibr) ball-point pen

Entry 2

جاف jāfin pl. جفاة jufāh harsh, rough, coarse; brutish, uncouth, rude

Entry 3

جاف (جيف) jāfa i, II and V to be putrid, stink (decaying cadaver)

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