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جفاء

Root: جفاء

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

جفاء jufā’ useless, vain, futile│ ذهب جفاء dahaba jufā’an to be in vain, be of no avail, pass uselessly

Entry 2

جفاء jafā’ roughness; harshness; sternness; antipathy, aversion, distaste, loathing; estrangement, alienation

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