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, جفاء (jafâ')
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਜਫਾ (japhā)

    Shahmukhi script: جفا (jafā)

• → Ottoman Turkish: جفا (cefa)
  • → Turkish: cefa
• → Hausa: jafa'i
• → Uzbek: jafo