جيفة

See also: خيفة and جیفه

Arabic

Root
ج و ف (j-w-f)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.fa/

Noun

جِيفَة • (jīfa) f (plural جِيَف (jiyaf) or أَجْيَاف (ʔajyāf))

1. corpse

Declension

Declension of noun جِيفَة (jīfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيفَة jīfa	الْجِيفَة al-jīfa	جِيفَة jīfat
Nominative	جِيفَةٌ jīfatun	الْجِيفَةُ al-jīfatu	جِيفَةُ jīfatu
Accusative	جِيفَةً jīfatan	الْجِيفَةَ al-jīfata	جِيفَةَ jīfata
Genitive	جِيفَةٍ jīfatin	الْجِيفَةِ al-jīfati	جِيفَةِ jīfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيفَتَيْن jīfatayn	الْجِيفَتَيْن al-jīfatayn	جِيفَتَيْ jīfatay
Nominative	جِيفَتَانِ jīfatāni	الْجِيفَتَانِ al-jīfatāni	جِيفَتَا jīfatā
Accusative	جِيفَتَيْنِ jīfatayni	الْجِيفَتَيْنِ al-jīfatayni	جِيفَتَيْ jīfatay
Genitive	جِيفَتَيْنِ jīfatayni	الْجِيفَتَيْنِ al-jīfatayni	جِيفَتَيْ jīfatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيَف‎; أَجْيَاف jiyaf‎; ʔajyāf	الْجِيَف‎; الْأَجْيَاف al-jiyaf‎; al-ʔajyāf	جِيَف‎; أَجْيَاف jiyaf‎; ʔajyāf
Nominative	جِيَفٌ‎; أَجْيَافٌ jiyafun‎; ʔajyāfun	الْجِيَفُ‎; الْأَجْيَافُ al-jiyafu‎; al-ʔajyāfu	جِيَفُ‎; أَجْيَافُ jiyafu‎; ʔajyāfu
Accusative	جِيَفًا‎; أَجْيَافًا jiyafan‎; ʔajyāfan	الْجِيَفَ‎; الْأَجْيَافَ al-jiyafa‎; al-ʔajyāfa	جِيَفَ‎; أَجْيَافَ jiyafa‎; ʔajyāfa
Genitive	جِيَفٍ‎; أَجْيَافٍ jiyafin‎; ʔajyāfin	الْجِيَفِ‎; الْأَجْيَافِ al-jiyafi‎; al-ʔajyāfi	جِيَفِ‎; أَجْيَافِ jiyafi‎; ʔajyāfi

Derived terms

• جَافَ (jāfa, “to stink, to be putrid”), form I
• جَيَّفَ (jayyafa, “to stink, to be putrid”), form II
• تَجَيَّفَ (tajayyafa, “to stink, to be putrid”), form V
• اِجْتَافَ (ijtāfa, “to stink, to be putrid”), form VIII
• جَيَّاف (jayyāf, “rifler, ransacker of graves”)

Descendants

• Maltese: ġifa
• → Persian: جیفه (jife)
• Spanish: jifa