جرف

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ر ف (j-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܰܦ (grap̱, to rush as a flood, to overflow, to carry away), Classical Syriac ܓܪܦܐ (garpā, flood).

Verb

جَرَفَ (jarafa) I, non-past يَجْرُفُ‎ (yajrufu)

  1. to sweep away, to flush
  2. to shovel, to dig
Conjugation

Verb

جَرَّفَ (jarrafa) II, non-past يُجَرِّفُ‎ (yujarrifu)

  1. to dredge, to shovel away, to spade away, to bulldoze
  2. to curette
Conjugation

Noun

جُرُف

جَرْف (jarfm

  1. verbal noun of جَرَفَ (jarafa) (form I)
Declension

Noun

جُرْف or جُرُف (jurf or jurufm (plural أَجْرَاف (ʔajrāf) or جُرُوف (jurūf))

  1. shore undercut by floods, bluff, cliff
Declension